Evernote Interview Questions
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Evernote
Project Manager
Mid Difficult Neutral experience Decline offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process felt really disorganized, like they didn't have a clear plan or tell me what was going on. I was left feeling confused and annoyed because it seemed like the goals kept changing without any reason. All in all, it was a confusing experience that would've been way better if they had managed it better and been more open about things.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What are your long-term career aspirations over the next decade?
Evernote
Senior Designer
Senior Average Negative experience Decline offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home Onsite Recruiter call Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation Technical
I applied online. Had a chat with the recruiter, then interviewed with the team lead virtually. After that, I had to do some homework. Then I went in for a full day of on-site interviews, which included presenting some of my work. I also spoke with the recruiter again. They asked for more work samples, which I sent. They ended up offering me a job, but it wasn't the one I applied for; it was a lower-level title. I turned it down. Then, months later, they reached out again to see if I was still interested and offered a different arrangement, which still wasn't the original role.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What makes you want to join our company?
Evernote
Human Resources Business Partner
Entry Average Positive experience Decline offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation
This was one of the most professional and seamless interview and recruiting processes I've ever experienced. The recruiter was exceptional – prompt, thorough, and always available to answer questions or concerns. The leadership team, all exceptionally talented and passionate about the company, took part in the interviews. The Evernote Austin office is led by brilliant and dedicated leaders who are ready to face challenges as a team and truly care about their people and the work they do. I ultimately declined the offer because I opted for a different industry, which was tough because everyone I spoke with was impressive. They are all great people. I would highly recommend joining this company, especially this office.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you describe your previous experience in supporting both employees and managers?
- What questions do you have regarding your prior experience in supporting employees and managers?
- Were the interviewers genuine and thoughtful in their questions regarding your prior experience in supporting employees and managers?
Evernote
Data Analyst
Senior Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Case Presentation Behavioral
It was a pretty standard interview flow. First, a recruiter phone screen. Then, a chat with an analyst from the team, which involved some SQL questions on Coderpad and some higher-level questions about running tests. The person was really attentive, patient, and nice to talk to. The final round was in-person in Redwood City. I met with about six people over four hours: two other analysts, the CFO, a product manager, a growth manager, and a data engineer. It wasn't as technical as other Senior Data Analyst roles I've seen. The questions were more focused on strategy and communication rather than deep dives into model evaluation or bias correction. They gave me a case study in Excel, which was a throwback for me, along with some probability warm-up questions and some whiteboard SQL. The rest of the interviews were less structured, more like open-ended discussions about how I would tackle a vague scenario and how I'd use and communicate the findings. Given my background in data engineering and modeling, I wasn't completely surprised by the rejection. If you have experience in management, consulting, or extensive work with internal business partners, combined with a strong analytics skillset, you'll likely do well. I especially want to commend the recruiter, Melanie, for being incredibly open and candid throughout. She even offered to discuss the decision process after the rejection email to help with my job search, which is very uncommon in the Bay Area tech scene, especially for data analysis roles with many qualified candidates. Overall, the interview experience at Evernote was very positive and encouraging, and I'm sure it's a great place to work.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you define product KPIs?
- How would you measure success?
- How would you approach testing?
Evernote Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Evernote interview reports.
“Implement a function to merge two sorted vectors into a new sorted vector, ensuring no duplicate elements.”
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Read reports →“How would you find the k most frequent terms out of N given terms, with a frequency counting approach for words in a document? This needs to be achievable in O(N) time complexity.”
Read report →“There are 100 doors in a row, all closed. The first person changes the status of all doors. The second person changes the status of every second door (2, 4, 6, ...). The third person changes the status of every third door (3, 6, ...). This continues with 100 people. How many doors are closed at the end?”
Read report →“Could you parse a URL to extract the "a=b" pairs following the question mark, separated by commas?”
Read report →“How would you insert an element into a linked list at a specific index k?”
Read report →“Could you match a string pattern against a list of names?”
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