GitLab Interviews Employee Reviews
What did you like most about the interview process?
The interview will be conducted at the same time as competing candidates and will take some time.
Review from Marketing Dept
different persona to talk to, very honest interviewers
Review from Sales Dept
The interaction with my peers. We had time to ask questions on both side. Everybody is aware that this is a win-win process. They wanted to be sure that I fit with Gitlab values, and they knew that I needed to be sure that Gitlab fit with my values. We were both selecting/validating the other one.
Review from Sales Dept
Everything felt like fluid conversations
It felt like fluid conversations
Experience based assessment rather than mundane algorithmic coding challenges to select a candidate.
Review from Engineering Dept
People smile and respect you as a person.
reviewing the Merge Request, which is what you do in daily work-life
Values based, casual, friendly, they focused on skills instead of my experience - it felt very fair
Review from HR Dept
They kept me so comfortable.
Recruiters were friendly and flexible and interviewers were kind and transparent as they could be.
Review from Sales Dept
Had the chance to prepare and learn about the company for each of the (seven) interviews. Love they use calendly to schedule the next interview.
the process and the feedback after every meeting
Review from Sales Dept
Meeting with relevant stakeholders - gave me a good insight into what to expect when joining - no horrible surprises when I did start
I always knew what are the next steps. I was well informed at every stage of the interview. Also, the people conducting the interview were super nice and they did their best for me to feel comfortable.
I always knew what are the next steps. I was well informed at every stage of the interview. Also, the people conducting the interview were super nice and they did their best for me to feel comfortable.
Smooth and transparent. Was informed in advance about all details
I was interviewed by different people from different perspectives
People were kind throughout the interview process.
I like that I was provided with feedback, it shows how they value the applicants.
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
It takes a long time to complete (2-3 months) because of time zone differences, etc.
Very haphazard with no clear direction, feedback or next steps. There are no processes in place and managers hiring basically who they like most.
The process is haphazard and unclear. As there's no processes set in place and managers hiring basically who they like the most based on no criteria, the interview process can last for months.
Review from Sales Dept
Shorter time-frames. Interviewers should always know the next steps
Review from Engineering Dept
The company values asynchronous communication, but the interview process is not asynchronous. Given that they are hiring people who succeed in a synchronous interview, I'm predicting the asynchronous work style will slowly erode with new hires.
Review from Engineering Dept
