I applied online. I interviewed at Klarna in Feb 2017
Interview
Took around a month, couple of usual questions. Mostly focussed on team dynamics and handling chaos. 3 rounds starting with screening over phone, followed by meeting technical recruiter and final round was with the head of the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you make sure different teams are aligned towards same goal?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Klarna (Estocolmo, ) in Jul 2017
Interview
Basic logic test, a pre interview screaming on the phone and then one hour interview. The interview itself was fairly strange and in my view not very professional. First of all of was interviewed by one person for one hour who was the hiring manager so there is no bias control. Second, the interviewer spoke most of the time and hardly asked me any questions that would relate to the role. Giving that I was coming from another field as a project manager I was eager to answer difficult questions but did not get the chance.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work in Klarna? The interviewer also gave a short presentation on the current projects they are running and asked me to chose which ones I would like to work on.
At first I had to do an IQ test online, before speaking with an HR person. I then ended up being interviewed for a different position than the one I applied for, in the form of two phone interviews with the hiring manager and a product manager.
After one week of not hearing anything I sent them an e-mail asking for a status. I was then notified that I was not the right person for the job. I thought it was a bit odd that I had to ask for the status like this, but maybe I'm just impatient.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think the roles of traditional banks will be in the future?