The interview process was: 1. Interview with senior designer 2. Interview with hiring manager 3. Interview with design team 4. Test projects 5. Interview with CEO Overall, the team seems supportive, but the company culture appears to be heavily CEO-driven. I understand this, as he is the owner of the company. However, during the interview, CEO treated the candidate with no respect—it felt very rude and unprofessional. Regarding the test project, it was essentially free work for them. They requested TWO test projects that were directly related to their products. There was no concrete feedback or appreciation. They just collect candidates’ free work as data—who knows how they’re using it?

Reached from LinkedIn, completed first round of interviews while I was freelancing. Was asked to do a sketch sprint, When I asked for how many hours, so it may not conflict with my freelancing, they could not give me a straight answer. I expressed my concern with the sprint conflicting with my job, and I did not hear back for second round. If you are desperate for a job, I guess this is for you. I am just not one to do free labor and that's a hard line for me.