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Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 57 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

3.1 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
61.4% Positive experience

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Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Interview Kickstart.

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Product Manager

Product · half a year ago

Senior Average Negative experience No offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Take home Technical screen Onsite Panel Presentation
Interview formats
Case Presentation Technical

The interview process was pretty smooth and organized up until the last round with the Founder. That final meeting, though, was a real letdown. The Founder seemed totally checked out during our chat, distracted and just low on energy, maybe because of the time difference. He kicked things off, but by minute one, he was clearly not invested, often looking away when I was talking. It was a bummer after putting in so much work to get there: six hour-long interviews, plus a big assignment where I had to put together a detailed case study and a functional, vibe-coded prototype. Honestly, the final part felt like a waste of time after everything else. I also suspect they used that assignment to scout for new product ideas for their business.

Confirmed questions0 questions

No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.

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Wordpress Developer

Engineering · a year ago

Mid Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding

We were given an assignment to complete, and then they asked us questions about it. Besides the assignment questions, they also asked technical questions about JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. This was to check how well we understood the assignment and our basic front-end web development knowledge.

Confirmed questions4 questions
  • Questions about the assignment that was provided.
  • Questions about JavaScript concepts.
  • Questions about HTML concepts.
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Program Advisor

Operations · a year ago

Mid Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical

The interview process was pretty good and went smoothly. It took about a week or two to finish. There were about 3-4 rounds done virtually. The HR person I spoke with was nice. It took around 15-20 days to get the offer letter after the final round. This job needs a lot of hard work, as the workday can stretch up to 10 hours.

Confirmed questions4 questions
  • Can you tell me a bit about yourself?
  • How would you describe your communication skills?
  • Could you elaborate on your intellectual capabilities?
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Content Marketing Manager

Marketing · more than a year ago

Senior Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Presentation
Interview formats
Presentation Technical Other

My interview experience with Interview Kickstart was pretty bad. I got to the assignment discussion part, but then they rejected me for 'grammatical inconsistency' in my assignment, even though we'd already talked about why those inconsistencies were there. It feels like if that was a dealbreaker, they shouldn't have let me get that far. I gave them a lot of ideas during the interview, like on Google ads, improving landing pages, and how to position their product. These took time and effort, and they could actually use them. Since I put in the work and gave them useful feedback that could help them, I think I should be compensated for it, especially since it benefits them down the line. Honestly, they need to be more transparent and respect candidates' time and what they contribute. I hope they actually consider this so future candidates have a better experience.

Confirmed questions5 questions
  • Show me your LinkedIn ad copy examples.
  • How would you optimize landing pages?
  • Give me your product pitch.

Interview Kickstart Interview Questions

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Using Python and Boto3, can you provide a script to retrieve all EC2 instances lacking tags?

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Regarding the Jumping Caterpillars problem, if the ith caterpillar jumps on leaves at positions 0, Ai, 2*Ai, 3*Ai, and so on, eating them, how do we determine the uneaten leaves?

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How would you write code to remove duplicates from a list without using built-in functions?

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Can you explain how a support vector machine functions?

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Can you create a 3x3 grid remote control game using React, HTML, and CSS?

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Regarding Javascript performance, what are your thoughts on improving front-end performance, specifically for images and rendering?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 57 Interview Kickstart interview reports.

Interview formats

Behavioral 32.4%
Technical 29.7%
Presentation 13.8%
Coding 13.8%
Other 4.8%

Interview difficulty

Easy 19.3%
Average 64.9%
Difficult 15.8%

Candidate experience

Negative 29.8%
Positive 61.4%
Neutral 8.8%

Reports by job function

Engineering 20
Marketing 10
Product 9
Operations 6
Design 5
HR 3