NationBuilder Interview Questions
& Process

First, they look at your application and resume to see if you're a good fit. If they like what they see, you'll have a quick phone or video chat to check if you meet the basic requirements and seem like a good cultural fit. After that, you'll have some more in-depth interviews with the hiring manager or maybe a team panel. These interviews might ask you about past experiences, give you a technical problem to solve, or present a case study, depending on the specific job. For some roles, there might also be a skills test or a coding challenge.

The interview process kicked off with a 30-minute introductory chat. Next, I was given an unpaid writing task that took about two hours to finish. This was followed by a 90-minute interview, which felt really intense and frankly, a bit much, as most of the questions weren't even related to the job. They really dug into every single line of my resume, asking loads of follow-up questions. The process concluded with a 45-minute interview with the CEO. After that, I was asked to a "debrief" meeting, but I decided against it because the company had a really cult-like vibe. I was also told that to succeed there, I needed to be 110% committed to their mission of non-partisanship. Ultimately, I felt like my personal values just didn't align with what the company stood for.

Got a quick follow-up from the company to set up a phone screen and was moved to the next step rapidly, with a 24-hour deadline to finish a technical interview. This involved building a NationBuilder 'nation' with website copy, user sign-up steps, dummy data, and linked social media. After completing this, I advanced to a second interview, which was an hour and a half long with two Customer Support managers. They were both very positive and engaging. The next step was another hour-long interview with the VP of People and Operations. This was also a really positive experience. After completing these four rounds and investing many hours into their interview process, the company completely ghosted me. I sent thank you and follow-up emails, doing all the usual things job seekers are expected to do. Every single one of my emails to the team went completely ignored. It's even more disappointing because I really enjoyed each interview, and the managers really sold me on how important being decent and human was to their process. It just wasn't important enough for them to do the bare minimum and let applicants know they are out of the running after putting them through four interview rounds. I'm not expecting any of these reviews to change their practices, as they clearly don't care about their reputation on Glassdoor.

I applied online and then had a video call interview pretty quickly. The interviewer was nice and asked a good amount of questions. They gave me a decision not too long after. The official email they sent was kind of vague and didn't give much feedback. But, I reached out to the interviewer directly and they gave me some helpful feedback. This might be a unique situation since I already had their contact, and candidates without it might not get that same benefit. Feedback is really important for people to grow, and I liked that this company offered it.