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I wish more companies screened for writing competency. The better the writer, the smaller the 1000 word hurdle is. With async & remote work this skill is as important as ever.
You are writing why you LOVE Canonical though. It's not enough to like them or respect them. You have to LOVE them. For 1000 words.
On a side note - has anyone applied to Canonical for a software job? Their first step is a written interview which requires as much, if not more, effort as a graduate college application.
I noped out right there. I thought it was absolutely ridiculous . If they cannot make a decision after two interviews (three at the absolute most) then I probably won’t want to work there. Oh and they asked me if I would be willing to use my own laptop… Below is the list of interview/application stages: - Initial screening - Personal essay - Standardised aptitude and personality tests - Culture interview - General in…
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What was the Oxide process like? What did they have you write? What was the role? Thanks!
> What was the Oxide process like? Can't speak to the complete process, first step was fill out a google doc just to submit an application, and was ghosted from there. > What did they have you write? Work Samples, Writing Samples, Analysis Samples, Presentations Samples, Psychological Questionnaire > What was the role? Rust Embedded Systems Engineer or some such. Which given that I was previously the lead for a high…
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I applied to two different Canonical jobs, and the process was so off-putting I dropped out of both at different stages. One position required me to take a psychoanalytical test where they judge your personality traits to A.) make sure you have the desired personality traits for the role and B.) that you're smart enough for the role. I looked at the terms of service for the company they outsourced this test to, and i…
> It also struck me as a red flag that Canonical is 100% BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), and they do not provide a work computer. You can apply for a _loan_ to buy a computer for work, but they will not pay for one. If a company is too cheap to provide a computer at a job where you work remotely and exclusively on a computer, I don't want to be a part of that company. So just add the cost of acquiring employer-specific…
It is a sign the company will resist spending modest amounts to improve efficiency and morale. Including pay increases likely.
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What on earth. That’s definitely the sort of thing that would make me close the tab immediately. What are they trying to select for here? Are they hiring all 18 year olds, or does someone in their 30s, 40s, 50s or beyond need to justify themselves slacking when they were a teenager in the eyes of management. On the other hand, a lot of people that did well when I was in HS are the same who would diligently perform th…
> or does someone in their 30s, 40s, 50s or beyond need to justify themselves slacking when they were a teenager in the eyes of management. That's exactly what they expect. Anecdote: MS was part of the tail-end of my interview process and after I brought up that it was a bit much asking me for justification of decisions I made decades ago, he stated - I'm paraphrasing here - that he believes that someone's decisions…
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> What was the Oxide process like? Can't speak to the complete process, first step was fill out a google doc just to submit an application, and was ghosted from there. > What did they have you write? Work Samples, Writing Samples, Analysis Samples, Presentations Samples, Psychological Questionnaire > What was the role? Rust Embedded Systems Engineer or some such. Which given that I was previously the lead for a high…
I'm surprised by the Psych Questionairre. Can you say more about it?
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I did. I passed all rounds and was extended an offer, but the pay was way below what I expected and so I declined. They also don’t sponsor visas or relocation, which was a dealbreaker for me as well.
Is it usual to go through all rounds of an interview process without getting a salary range and asking if they sponsor visas and pay for relocation? These are round one questions for me and I assumed everyone else.
From what I'm reading here, I suspect a place like Canonical would end discussions early if you even asked. It sounds like they're looking for cheap talent.
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Oxide was similar. Something like 12 pages written just to be ghosted.
What was the Oxide process like? What did they have you write? What was the role? Thanks!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y3L6dXqkK3c5IN2j73HuZkda...
This is slightly specialized for the Product Marketing role; for engineering roles, the Market Analysis section is replaced with a similar section for engineering / system analysis.
(I work at Oxide, but this link is publicly available, albeit hard to find on the website)
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I'm surprised by the Psych Questionairre. Can you say more about it?
Questions like when have you been happiest in your career? Unhappiest? A bunch of stuff about their core values and examples of how you or previous organizations have reflected those, have not reflected those, when two came into tension, etc.
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Immediately withdrew after seeing the high school grade questions.
A friend of mine, a person with a Master's degree and multiple years of extremely relevant work experience, dropped out of their process after multiple interviews because they would not continue without having her high school report card. Absolute clown town.
Sounds rather evil....