I applied online. I interviewed at Clipboard (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
You are required to do a lengthy case study over a week as the first interview round after 5 to 7 days you find out whether you will be proceeding to the next round of interviews. If you are unsuccessful, you are rejected with a generic letter and no feedback on why your case study was not up to standard.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Prepare a case study to solve the challenge they have been facing with last minute cancellations by healthcare professionals. They provide you with 3 large data sheets in excel.
I applied online. I interviewed at Clipboard in Jun 2023
Interview
The interview process started off on the wrong foot. I was sent a extremely long case study of actual data of an existing city. I was then instructed to write out a detailed 8-10 page plan on how to fix cancellations and how to improve it in the future to capture lost revenue. I was shocked this was the interview. I have worked on similar projects before for the exact same issue and was paid $50-$80k as a one off consultant. It’s kind of crazy how they have instructions on exactly how they want you to document your work. In addition, I spoke to several others who have also interviewed and they were all rejected after submitting their reports. I applaud Clipboard Health for finding such an innovative way for their team to collect new ideas and processes by pretending to interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked how can you use the data provided to predict no show cancellations so they can better forecast revenue. The answer had to be prepared in a detailed 8-10 page report with charts and wireframes for possible new features.
Impersonal and a waste of time. Apparently this strategy of asking for upfront work is being used because they are fully remote but it made no sense and I think a lot of other candidates share the same sentiments