Instruction Partners Interview Questions
& Process

First, I had a video interview using Spark Hire. Then, there was an assessment that took about 3 hours. After that, I had a Zoom interview with some people, followed by a fourth round interview. They asked for 4 references before the fourth interview, and I confirmed with 3 of them that they'd been contacted. Two days after the fourth interview, HR told me they'd only heard back from one reference. I asked them to check again, and they said they would, but that was the last proper conversation. Later that night, I got what seemed like an automated email saying my offer letter was canceled, even though I was never formally told about an offer. I didn't hear anything until about 2.5 weeks later when I got a generic rejection email. They really wasted my time, and all I got was a standard HR email.

After applying and answering some questions on top of my resume and cover letter, I waited 2.5 weeks for a one-way video interview. This video interview had about 5 questions, each with multiple parts, and I only had two minutes to answer each. I didn't get any info about the company during this. Two weeks later, I got an email from a specific person (first time!) asking me to do a task. They said it would take 2-3 hours, but I figured it'd take me a whole week. It involved creating a research study design document with visuals and technical examples, writing code for a dataset to answer questions, and making an interactive dashboard using tools like Tableau or Power BI (though simpler options were okay, the expensive ones were preferred). They said it was so I could see the work, but it felt like another test to assess my skills without giving me a chance to learn about them. I decided to withdraw because the whole process felt impersonal and frustrating.

I applied online with a cover letter and resume. Then I was asked to do a one-way video interview with about 6-8 questions. It took 2-3 weeks to hear back. The next step was watching a 10-minute teacher video and filling out a detailed rubric, plus creating a basic plan for a PD session. Another 2-3 weeks passed before I was told I wouldn't be moving forward. I didn't get any feedback when I asked. This whole process felt really slow and impersonal. It's frustrating when companies make you go through so many steps only to reject you before you even get to talk to the hiring team. I actually got two other job offers while waiting for them to finish the first two stages.

The interview was online and went really smoothly, the people were nice. They started by asking me to introduce myself, then asked some basic questions based on my resume and past experience.