I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2021
Interview
I've interviewed at CZI twice. Both times the process seemed disorganized.
First time:
- Applied online
- 1 phone interview with recruiter
- 1 VC interview with HM
- Presentation
- 3-4 follow up cross-functional interviews
After positive feedback, I was told I would hear back within a week on the final decision. The recruiter didn't reach out for two weeks, so I reached out and he finally let me know they were no longer hiring for the role.
Second time:
- Got an outreach
- 1 phone call with recruiter
After positive feedback, the recruiter told me she would reach out with an update in a few days. I never heard back, sent an email through and was completely ghosted.
It seems like the team lacks care for the candidates and it comes through in poor communication from the recruiting team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at CZI
Walk me through a launch you worked
Managing team conflict
We are disappointed to hear that this was your experience interviewing with us. This is not the candidate experience we strive for at CZI. We truly appreciate the time you took to share your feedback so we can continue to drive improvement of our recruiting process and ensure that this does not happen again.