I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tableau Software (London, England) in Sept 2013
Interview
Was contacted by Tableau internal recruitment. He was very friendly and after a discussion of my history and what I was looking for he asked if I would like to continue with the interview process. After looking at info about the company I was really excited and of course agreed. I then had 2 additional phone interviews with two different managers before being asked to come in and do a demo presentation of the product. I really didn't know what to expect but after downloading the trial it just all came together! I came onsite and did about a 30 min demo/question/answer session of the product which was difficult but I felt prepared and ready so I was confident.
If you dont prepare a good demo you probably wont get the job! They want candidates that GET the product and understand the business value. A few hours after the demo I was contacted by HR and they said they would like me to speak with one last person but they would like me to start considering a date that I could attend the Seattle training boot camp so I kind of knew that a job offer would follow.
HR Interview > Manager Interview > 2 x peer interviews > SVP EMEA Interview
The above gave a good account of company culture which was extremely helpful in the decision making process.
The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Tableau Software
Interview
I had an interview with a recruiter and then a phone interview with the hiring manager. Both went well and after that I was invited to do a round of interviews in onsite and a demo. They wanted me to put days of prep into the demo and also be onsite for 4.5 hours the day of. Which would have been fine except they weren't willing to tell me what compensation was for the position. Clearly they were interested in having me move forward but still wouldn't share comp? I decided not to move forward with the process because I just couldn't see putting in days of work prepping and time off of my current job to interview for a position I didn't even know if I would take based on pay. Except for that one issue- everyone was nice and informative!
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tableau Software in Jun 2016
Interview
I had two interviews over the phone - one call with a sales recruiter in the Seattle HQ and another with the hiring manager in London. During the first call the recruiter thoroughly explained the full hiring process, the salary structure and the nature of the position and made sure to answer all my questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were pretty standard - mostly about my experience.