Blackbaud interview questions

I went through 4 steps of the interview process before being declined. The initial recorded responses were surprisingly less intimidating that I initially feared. In the following part of the process, I was asked to write a response of next steps to a scenario put forth by the hiring team and submit within 24 hours. After that, I was invited to an interview with team members. The interviewees were kind and seemed to really enjoy the work they do with Blackbaud. I will say, I felt like the next steps were partly dependent on my email follow-up with the recruiter which seemed a bit strange and could potentially limit the company's hiring pool. Ultimately, I was not given an offer because the hiring manager felt that I did not meet the qualifications for the position. Since each of the steps following the initial application focused on situational based questions, I would have preferred for the hiring manager to have simply shared that information prior to advancing me to the assignment step in the interview process. It felt a bit out of place to share after weeks of next steps and time spent throughout the process.

I applied online and the process took less than 2 weeks. I was contacted a few days later to set up an initial 45 minutes interview with a UX manager. It was very casual and informal and utilized as a method to get to know one another. After a day or two, my recruiter let me know I advanced to the virtual onsite interview. It consisted of three 45 minute interviews: 2 behavioral and a design challenge. Everybody was friendly and the interviews felt conversational. The process was very well organized and both of my recruiters, Michele and Lexy, were courteous and professional. They promptly answered all my questions throughout the interview process.