Blueboard Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process is quite lengthy, divided into three main parts. Initially, there's an HR interview. Following that, you'll meet with your potential manager. The final stage consists of three consecutive interviews with different team members, referred to as 'culture interviews.' This approach is quite thorough, allowing ample opportunity to ask questions during each interview and gain a comprehensive understanding of the work environment at the company.

So there were 5 interviews that took place over 3 weeks. They were all super nice. They asked the typical questions: 'How did you hear about us?', 'Why do you want to work here?', and 'Explain your design process.' The first round was with the recruiter. Then a 30 min one-on-one with the design team lead. After that, a 30-45 min interview with a design team member. Then an interview with the team lead and another design team member. Then there was a design challenge, followed by a 45 min call to present the design test. They mentioned one more round, a half-day meeting with people from different departments and a one-on-one with the CEO, which felt like way too much. I get they want the right fit, but this isn't the best way to find design talent, especially when I'm trying to do this while working my 9-5. It felt more like they were checking if I was 'fun' rather than evaluating my design skills. They really focus on company culture and keeping people, which is good, but I've never had such a tough interview process for a graphic designer role. This is more like what I'd expect for a high-level client or government job. Portfolios and resumes exist for a reason. Please don't make designers go through 6 rounds. It's not the right direction. It made the rejection sting more since I put so much effort in. They were clear about the number of interviews from the start, but I wouldn't do it again. I felt like I couldn't say no or ask for more time for fear of it being held against me.

This job has a really long and thorough interview process for what ends up being a low-paying, entry-level position. First, there's an HR Phone Call, followed by three interviews with different managers (they seemed pretty random), and then a final interview with a Co-Founder to check for culture fit. It feels like they tend to over-hire around the holidays, and then unfortunately, they end up laying people off a few months later once they've barely hit their business and sales targets. Honestly, they should just treat this as a seasonal or contract role. Seeing three layoffs in under a year is definitely a red flag.

They usually do a quick 15-minute phone interview first, followed by a 30-45 minute in-person one. The hiring manager was kinda abrupt, no real warm-up. Started with a basic 'tell me about yourself,' then jumped into company-related scenario questions, with HR just kinda blankly staring. You could tell she was feeling the pressure of running a startup and managing a bunch of younger folks. After a pretty meh interview, they gave me an assignment that needed written answers, felt like doing homework back in college.