It was a very long interview process, with a panel and multiple individual rounds. You met with the managers as well as other team's managers. In addition, there are also some other potential members of the team present, asking questions.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Ranker in Sep 2024
Interview
I applied through LinkedIn, and a recruiter responded about a week later. They expressed that the felt I was overqualified for the role, but the CEO/founder wanted to speak with me because they were interested in possibly expanding the role to suit my skillset.
The recruiter set up a time for the CEO/founder and I to speak a few days later. Our call went well, and he expressed a desire to speak again in a few days to discuss expanding the role I applied to, and how I could help build the brand. The CEO told me the recruiter would reach out to schedule a time to chat.
That never happened.
I reached out several times to the recruiter and was almost completely ghosted. The only response I got from the recruiter was weeks later asking me when the CEO and I last spoke, and that he would “ping him” on next steps.
They did not reject me for the role I applied to, or tell me the “expanded” role was no longer on the table. After the CEO asked to speak with me again “in a week or so” the recruiter never scheduled anything.
I’ve emailed the recruiter several times and received no response.
While I appreciate Ranker considered me a candidate worth an expanded role, I don’t appreciate being completely ghosted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you take advantage of UGC to generate SEO content?
Phone screening, 20 minutes with two different team members. Asked a lot of fun questions looking for general vibe fit I think. Went into a bit of work history, but nothing too in depth.