Thank you for taking the time to review your interview experience and provide feedback. As a company that is continuously growing and learning we appreciate the feedback, as it teaches us how to improve. In regards to our interview process for this role, we do have five steps that candidates have to move through. This includes an assessment to ensure that candidates have the technical skills to be successful in the role. As we are a start-up with 300 + employees, strategies, processes and work environments are constantly improving and scaling. Most candidates find this to be an exciting challenge, as it allows them to be apart of the growth within the company. When a candidate has been successful at all stages of the interview process, we extend an offer. This offer is conditional upon a reference check. Only once the offer is extended and signed do we conduct a reference check. These references are provided by the candidates and are then contacted via Xref - a third-party contractor. Only our HR team has access to these references checks, keeping the privacy of the candidate. Based on your feedback, we have updated our interview training sessions with our hiring managers to include a section around reference checks and how not to use Linkedin as a referencing tool. We have also reached out to all recruiters and talent partners to connect with hiring managers at their weekly meetings to discuss how important candidate privacy is. Again, thank-you for your feedback and we wish you the very best in your future career!