I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Instacart
Interview
The interview process started off well and moved quickly, leaving me excited about the role. But after the interviews, communication stopped completely. Despite following up multiple times, I received no response for weeks. I eventually got a generic rejection, which felt like an afterthought. Candidates invest a lot of time and energy preparing for interviews, clear and timely communication should be the minimum. I hope the company improves how it handles candidate experience going forward.
The interview process is a typical one from a tech company with multiple rounds, starting with HR, the hiring manager, team members or employees you will collaborate with from other teams, a business case, the presentation of your results in front of a panel, and lastly a VP or an org leader.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work with us? Walk me through an achievement. How do you solve conflict? What levers do we have to generate growth?
Streamlined. The Instacart team scheduled multiple 30 minute interviews across 1- 2 days. Team asked mostly behavioral questions. There was about a week turn around on the final hiring decision.
