The hiring process at Crossover for Work takes an average of 1 day when considering 5 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Software Developer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Software Developer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 1 day).
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I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Crossover for Work (Londres, Inglaterra) in Jul 2018
Interview
I approached crossover about a senior role that they advertised for which I felt I had the perfect background. After a call with their team in Europe, they validated my experience and agreed that I was an excellent fit. I was then signed up for a webinar and testing session called their recruitment tournament on a Saturday. This involved a lengthy introduction from HR including an explanation of the extensive testing that would be done to determine my suitability and that this needed to be done by the end of the next day. The process initially included having to do voice recordings to determine level of English proficiency and answering multiple choice questions. In total this probably required 2-3 hours.
I was passed at the first level and went on the next level of testing. In this I was required to send in a video of a presentation on a subject they had defined. There was a lengthy written test based on examples of issues and challenges. Finally there was a CCAT (aptitude test), which involved answering 50 questions (or as many as you could) in fifteen minutes. At the end of this stage you could be selected for interview. The second stage took 5-6 hours to complete although some of that could have been my attempt to be professional with the presentation and the video.
I was told I would get an answer within a few days to a week.
Two days later I received a generic rejection letter saying I had been unsuccessful. I am not disappointed by the rejection, I understand that standards are high but having spent eight hours going through the process, there must have been some time spent reviewing my submission (you hope). Why was it not possible to provide some feedback? Why suggest in the email that people should apply for a different role if they like? If the person has no idea why they are not suitable for a role how do they know they would be considered suitable for a different role?
The whole process seems really professional until the end. There would be a huge opportunity to have people develop themselves to fill the perceived gaps and therefore improve the quality of candidates going to crossover if they just provided a little sensible feedback. It’s a shame that the high standards of earlier in the process are not seen through to the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
video of a presentation on a subject of their choosing.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Crossover for Work (Minsk) in Jul 2018
Interview
It was an online hiring event where Crossover team introduced a procedure and then provided a link to proceed with the tests.
There were technical questions related to the job specialty to choose the right answer from the given options. Then you had to record your audio explanation about the 3 key features which are your best skills for the desired job.
After that there were 4 steps with professional questions where you had to present either your solution or comment or advice as answers. Questions were interesting but mostly too general to give really exact answers or advices.
After followed a request to record a short 2.5 minutes audio where you had to speak to a Marketing director of an East-European wireless carrier to find out her considerations about marketing and subscribers growth intentions.
After all there was a Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test (CCAT)with 50 questions and 15 minutes to answer maximum of those.
Now all results are under analysis and within a week the qualified applicants will be invited for an online interview with the HR specialist of the hiring company
After this the selected candidate will be asked for a real interview to sign a contract
Complicate but fare!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are the leader of a team responsible for increasing the average revenue per subscriber of a low market share wireless carrier based in South Africa that offers prepaid wireless service. What potential actions would you explore to improve the average revenue per subscriber?
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Crossover for Work (New York, NY) in Jun 2018
Interview
There is a extensive evaluate program, some code challenges and then you are available to manager schedule or not a interview. No guarantees that someone will call you, no feedback about the code challenges or the test itself.