I applied online. I interviewed at Zearn in May 2026
Interview
First call was great. Second call with CPO sucked. First off, a strong east coast bias — everyone talked way too fast. A nice exterior tone, but it is quick to tell that it’s a NYC/Boston overly-direct east coast style of communication. At the core, it’s rude and not friendly at all. The role as described was overly ambitious — a PM should be a PM, a Project Manager, a General Manager, AI builder, UI designer, and more. Short paid parental leave compared to every other company. Interviewers were late, but not willing to stay late afterwards to be fair. Interrupted several times, but were upset when they were interrupted. No self introductions and no breaking the ice … Just right into the questions in only 2 minutes of meeting someone. It was very rude. The CPO and underlings have all been there for 10+ years — it was very much a “old club” like atmosphere based on who you know. If you don't have the same MBA/Consulting pedigree as they do, then why even bother with the interview??? Finally, the leadership team lacks diversity.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What’s a proud project from your portfolio? What’s a project that failed?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Zearn in Jun 2022
Interview
Five interviews! Direct supervisor, supervisor's supervisor, HR, someone from legal, and a member of the executive leadership team. All done over Zoom. Able to schedule them relatively close together, so didn't take as much time as I'd feared.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Zearn (Elmhurst, IL) in Nov 2024
Interview
First, a normal interview where they went over my resume with a bunch of questions. Then a take on task with a 2 hour exam to test my skills. Then another interview with the translation team where they asked more questions about my translation experience. Then complete silence for a whole week. I emailed them to see what was going on and they told me they chose someone else. Very unprofessional to go through 3 steps in the hiring process and then ghost me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experience with CAT tools. How I work as a team. Examples of hard moments working as a team or moments where I had bad feedback. What do I do to translate into spanish for different hispanic communities.
