I received an email from the COO requesting time to speak. I was able to self-schedule a time that worked for me using calendly. The meeting was a video phone-screen interview. I was able to see what the culture was like and vice versa. I was also given time to ask all the basics about the job so that I also didn't waste time continuing with an opportunity that wasn't a good fit. But it was a great fit! I got immediate feedback at the end of the call. I was told what qualifications were a match and that I was a cultural fit. I was told I would get a follow-up invite from calendly to have a similar talk with the CEO. The CEO call was like the first call but he also asked about my personal story. We talked about challenging things in my professional career. I also received feedback immediately. After the call concluded, I was invited for an onsite interview. I got the most complete instructions for visiting / parking I have ever received. I even got free Valet parking! The first hour, I answered questions with the CEO and COO. The next hour, I asked all my questions to the CEO and COO. Finally, I walked to a cafe with the head of product for a conversational interview and coffee. This concluded the onsite. This was the most thorough yet concise interview process I have experienced. It was also the most efficient. The time from first contact to the time of decision was exactly 2 weeks. I was already 2 months+ in the process with other companies and they hadn't even wrapped up yet.

There did not seem to be much of a process at all. I sent detailed answers to questions that they asked through their website, and about a week later I was contacted by the COO, wanting to connect via phone. Most of the questions he asked me during that conversation were about what I would do in this position, how I would lead effectively, and what about my experience prepared me for this position. The COO seemed to agree with a lot of the points I made, and it started to look like this was going to be a great fit. About a week and a half goes by and I am asked to jump on another call (this time being reassured via email that this was a good thing :-)) During this interview similar questions are asked, with the exception of how you would go about mentoring junior developers to quickly turn them into senior developers. the COO cited a well-known opinion that mentioned giving junior developers free reign to either ‘crash and burn’ or rise to ‘rockstar’ levels. While I am familiar with this practice, it’s not the end-all be-all of effective ways of mentoring, and so I spoke and the pros and cons of that type of outlook. The COO seemed to agree with what I mentioned, and then thanked me for my time and said he would get back to me soon. About a week later got a message stating that they were heading in a different direction. Overall the process was close to a month of my time to be asked some questions and then to give me a brief answer. The entire time the COO made it seem like I was a great fit for this position, which ended up not being the case. Once I received an answer, I received no feedback regarding why that decision was made, and an ignored email asking for potential feedback. Overall it was a big letdown. I saw great potential in working with Jumpcut, but they apparently went in a ‘different direction’