The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Wikimedia Foundation
Interview
The interview process was unnecessarily lengthy and very repetitive. I was approached about this role by a recruiter that had preciously tried to match me to a different role I didn’t end up getting. She passed me on to a new recruiter who was quite cold and condescending when I asked for more clarity about the benefits and expectations of the role.
I still kept an open mind but made it clear I didn’t want to have multiple interviews for a similar role because of the time constraints. I was told I would only have 3 interviews instead of 5 because it was a different team, but two of the interviews had two people, so it didn’t feel like the process has been shortened to accommodate me.
I didn’t get an offer and I was told they went with somebody else but I saw the role being advertised on LinkedIn just a few days after I got rejected which makes me feel they are conducting research and have no immediate plans to fill this role. This is very unethical behaviour and it is unfair to candidates who have to make so much effort and lose so much time and money preparing for these interviews. I would have expected a bit more empathy from a ‘mission driven’ non profit organisation that claims to care about people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe an experience you've had in the past in building or working with a distributed team. What challenges did you experience? What did you do that you would carry over to this position? What would you do differently here?
I applied online. I interviewed at Wikimedia Foundation (Paris)
Interview
The interview process went both smoothly and quickly. The communication with HR and the hiring manager was excellent. I left the first round of interview with a clear understanding of what the job would entail, which is not always the case that early in a hiring process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you familiar with the work of the Wikimedia Foundation and do you have any prior experience as a contributor for one of its projects?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Wikimedia Foundation
Interview
Interview process was really well managed by recruitment. Very respectful of my time. The interviews were friendly and the team was taking copious notes. Some parts of the interview seemed a bit too rigid, with interviewers not being able to deviate from the per-written questions. But overall a good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard estimation, prioritization questions. Some more specific to their product.
