Referral from friend/ex-colleague which lead to an online application through their portal. That happened on a Monday night and on Tuesday morning, had an email from the recruiter asking to speak within the next day or two.
There are 3 stages:
Stage 1: Recruiter screeen
- The recruiter explains the role and lets you know what the interview process is like
- You speak about yourself (max 2-3 mins)
- On the spot, the recruiter lets you know about the next round
Once the call is done, she'll send you topics for the next interview and then also ask for dates you're free. When you reply, your interview for stage 2 is set.
Stage 2: Technical Round
- A seasoned architect from Salesforce will join the call, they'll either:
1- run through a list of questions they have (curated list) OR
2 - have a conversation around your experience
This is totally at the discretion of the individual, there's no set pattern
Once this is done, within 24 hours, you get an email from the recruiter letting you konw that you've progressed onto the next round.
Stage 3: Panel
- You prepare a 20 mins presentation focusing on the problem, value add, approach, outcomes and how you measure them. Also look to spend a little time on the architecture (given you're applying for an architect role)
- The panel will introduce themselves, followed by an introduction of yourself (5-10 mins in total)
- You present your case study to the panel, they may or may not interrupt you (again, at their discretion) - 25 mins
- Once the presentation is done, they'll ask questions about the case study, looking for problem solving approach and how you handle yourself in front of executives (this is the key thing they're looking for through out) across both tech and bigger strategic/program point of view
- You end with 10-15 min of questions you have for them
Within 24 hours, you'll get a response on how you went