Interviewing with The Adaptavist Group
Interviewing with The Adaptavist Group
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Introduction
We understand that going through the interview process can be stressful for you, so we want to ensure it is a positive experience. We’re committed to keeping you informed with timely updates, transparent communication, and addressing any questions or concerns you may have along the way.
From the very first call with our talent acquisition specialist, we’ll give you a comprehensive briefing about the position, what to expect during the interview, and important information about our company culture.
Interview process
We foster a positive interview experience that reflects our commitment to fairness, professionalism, and thoughtfulness. We continuously seek feedback to improve our process and make sure it aligns with the evolving needs of candidates.
Fairly assesses candidates for desired requirements and culture fit, while being candidate-centric and engaging.
Provides a two-way street, allowing candidates to ask questions and evaluate their fit with the company.
Treats candidates with respect, setting them up for success and providing transparent feedback.
Is continuously improved through feedback, data, research, and new ideas to ensure a proud and evolving process.
Is standardised to ensure equal opportunity for all candidates.
Is a positive and informative experience for both candidates and hiring teams.
Transparently discusses the process from the beginning, with no surprises and adhering to set timelines.
Has a smooth transition to our onboarding process for successful candidates: background checks, getting you set up for your first day, and delivery of work laptop, equipment, and The Adaptavist Group swag.
Philosophy
At The Adaptavist Group, we believe that the interview experience is not just a process; it's an opportunity to create meaningful connections and create a positive candidate journey. We are committed to cultivating an interview experience that embodies our core values of Trust, Humility, Teamwork, Curiosity, and Pragmatism.
Preparing for success
- Our talent acquisition specialists will clearly and transparently communicate the details around the interview process, the role, and the company to candidates from the very beginning. There are no planned surprises.
- We set expectations with candidates from the start, and we stay true to the promises we have made.
- Our talent acquisition specialists build trust with candidates. They're not just facilitators of the interview process but also the bearers of updates and feedback. We establish ourselves as a trusted resource that candidates can approach and communicate with throughout the interview process with questions and concerns or whom candidates can seek advice or guidance from.
- We provide helpful feedback, guidance, and tips to candidates in our interview process.
- We encourage candidates to ask questions—it’s as much of an interview for them as it is for us.
Sales
Here is an overview of the interview process for sales at The Adaptavist Group.
1. Screening call with talent team
You'll receive an email with a link to book a Zoom interview with a Talent Acquisition Specialist. This interview covers the role, your experience, and your interest in the position. It's a chance for you to ask about the company and the role.
2. Hiring manager interview
If you progress, you'll have a more in-depth Zoom interview with the hiring manager and potentially other team members. This interview will delve into your skills and experience, focusing on technical aspects of your work.
Take-home task
You will be required to complete an assessment relevant to the role you are applying for at home. You will have 3-5 days to complete it depending on the task's complexity. This will be emailed back to the Talent Acquisition Specialist ahead of the interview.
3. Peer panel interview
The Peer Panel interview is usually 2-3 people on the call which can be a mix of managers and potential colleagues. This will be a 1 hour Zoom call where you will present your assessment and discuss it with the team. Questions will cover cultural fit and team dynamics.
Executive interview (senior roles only)
Senior roles may require an interview with the senior leadership or executive team which will usually be a 30 minute Zoom call.
Offer discussion
If you are successful in all interviews, you'll receive an offer. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will contact you to discuss the details of the role and offer.
Here are some example interview questions for a position in our New Log Sales team:
- Can you provide an overview of your previous sales experience?
- Do you have experience selling Atlassian services?
- Do you have experience selling into a particular industry?
- How do you approach the sales process from prospecting to closing deals?
- Can you share an example of a challenging sales situation you encountered and how you handled it?
- What strategies do you use to identify and qualify potential leads?
- How do you handle objections and rejections in the sales process?
- How do you stay motivated and meet sales targets?
- How do you adapt your sales approach to different types of customers and technical products?
- Can you give an example of a time when you had to negotiate a complex deal or pricing structure?
Please note, these are just examples and interview questions may vary depending on the specific sales role. It’s important that you thoroughly prepare and tailor your responses to highlight your relevant skills, experiences, and achievements.
Marketing
Here is an overview of the interview process for marketing roles at The Adaptavist Group.
1. Screening call with talent team
You'll receive an email with a link to book a Zoom interview with a Talent Acquisition Specialist. This interview covers the role, your experience, and your interest in the position. It's a chance for you to ask about the company and the role.
2. Hiring manager interview
If you progress, you'll have a more in-depth Zoom interview with the hiring manager and potentially other team members. This interview will delve into your skills and experience, focusing on technical aspects of your work.
Take-home task
You will be required to complete an assessment relevant to the role you are applying for at home. You will have 3-5 days to complete it depending on the task's complexity. This will be emailed back to the Talent Acquisition Specialist ahead of the interview.
3. Peer panel interview
The Peer Panel interview is usually 2-3 people on the call which can be a mix of managers and potential colleagues. This will be a 1 hour Zoom call where you will present your assessment and discuss it with the team. Questions will cover cultural fit and team dynamics.
Executive interview (senior roles only)
Senior roles may require an interview with the senior leadership or executive team which will usually be a 30 minute Zoom call.
Offer discussion
Senior roles may require an interview with the senior leadership or executive team, which will usually be a 30-minute Zoom call.
Here are some example interview questions for a marketing and product marketing position:
1. Can you talk about your experience in marketing and product marketing?
2. How do you conduct market research to understand customer needs and preferences?
3. What strategies do you use to develop and position products in the market?
4. Can you provide examples of successful product launches or campaigns you’ve been a part of?
5. How do you collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as product managers and sales, to ensure effective product marketing?
6. How do you analyse market trends and competition to identify opportunities for product differentiation?
7. Can you discuss a situation where you had to make trade-offs between different product marketing strategies or features? How did you approach the decision-making process
8. How do you communicate the value proposition of a product to customers and a sales team?
9. Can you give an example of when you had to influence stakeholders to prioritise a specific product marketing strategy?
10. How do you measure the success of your product marketing efforts and what metrics do you focus on?
Please note these are just examples, and interview questions may vary depending on the specific marketing or product marketing role. It’s important to thoroughly prepare and tailor your responses to showcase your relevant skills, experiences and knowledge in marketing.
Please note these are just examples, and interview questions may vary depending on the specific marketing or product marketing role. It’s important to thoroughly prepare and tailor your responses to showcase your relevant skills, experiences and knowledge in marketing.
Software Engineer
Here is an overview of the interview process for engineering roles at The Adaptavist Group.
1. Screening call with talent team
You'll receive an email with a link to book a Zoom interview with a Talent Acquisition Specialist. This interview covers the role, your experience, and your interest in the position. It's a chance for you to ask about the company and the role.
2. Hiring Manager Interview
If you progress, you'll have a more in-depth Zoom interview with the hiring manager and potentially other team members. This interview will be about your skills and experience, focusing on technical aspects of your work.
Technical assessment
Depending on the role, you might be required to complete an assessment. The assessment will either be a live assessment at the peer panel stage or a take-home assessment that you will need to complete within 3-5 days
3. Peer panel interview
If you proceed, there will be a peer panel interview. You'll present your assessment live and discuss it with the team. Normally, it will be a 20-minute discussion, and the other half will be cultural fit style questions. Roles without an assessment will focus on cultural fit and team interaction.
Executive interview (senior roles only)
Senior roles may require an interview with the senior leadership or executive team.
Offer discussion
If you are successful in all interviews, you'll receive an offer. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will contact you to discuss the details of the role and offer.
Here are some example interview questions for a Software Engineer position:
- Can you describe a challenging project you’ve worked on and how you approached and solved the technical problems involved?
- What programming languages and technologies are you most proficient in, and how have you used them in your previous projects?
- How do you approach debugging and troubleshooting when encountering issues in your code?
- Can you discuss a time when you collaborated with a team to develop and deliver a complex software solution? How did you contribute to the team's success?
- Can you detail, step by step, how you would fix a bug?
- Describe your experience working with different software development methodologies such as Agile or Scrum? Which methodologies do you prefer and why?
- Can you explain the steps you take to ensure the security and performance of software applications?
- Discuss a time when you had to optimise or refactor code for improved performance or maintainability. How did you approach this task?
- How do you ensure the quality of your code through testing, code reviews, and other best practices?
- Can you provide an example of a time when you had to quickly learn and implement a new technology or programming language?
Remember, these are just examples, and interview questions may vary based on the specific software engineer position and company. It’s essential to prepare and showcase your technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and experiences in software development projects.
Product Manager
Here is an overview of the interview process for product management roles at The Adaptavist Group.
1. Screening call with talent team
You'll receive an email with a link to book a Zoom interview with a Talent Acquisition Specialist. This interview covers the role, your experience, and your interest in the position. It's a chance for you to inquire about the company and the role.
2. Hiring manager interview
If you progress, you'll have a more in-depth Zoom interview with the hiring manager and potentially other team members. This interview will delve into your skills and experience, focusing on technical aspects of your work.
Take home task
Depending on the role, you might be required to complete a take-home task. This will be completed at home and reviewed by the hiring team before moving to the next stage. You'll have 2-5 days to complete it, depending on the task's complexity.
3. Peer panel interview
If you proceed, there will be a peer panel interview. You'll present your assessment and discuss it with the team. Questions will cover cultural fit and team dynamics. Roles without an assessment will focus on cultural fit and team interaction.
Executive interview (senior roles only)
Senior roles may require an interview with the senior leadership or executive team.
Offer discussion
If you are successful in all interviews, you'll receive an offer. The talent acquisition specialist will contact you to discuss the details of the role and offer.
Here are some example interview questions for a product manager position.
1. Can you describe your experience as a product manager and highlight any successful products or features you have managed?
2. How do you approach the product development lifecycle, from ideation to launch and optimisation?
3. Can you discuss a situation where you had to prioritise conflicting requirements or features? How did you make decisions and communicate them to stakeholders?
4. How do you gather and analyse customer feedback and data to inform product decisions and improvements?
5. Can you provide an example of a time when you had to influence stakeholders to adopt a new product strategy or direction?
6. How do you set and measure the success of your product, including defining key metrics and KPI’s?
7. Describe your experience working in cross-functional teams and how you collaborate with engineers, designers, and other stakeholders to deliver successful products.
8. Can you explain your process for conducting market research and competitor analysis to identify opportunities for product differentiation?
9. How do you prioritise the product roadmap and make trade-offs between features, resources and time constraints?
10. Can you discuss a time when you had to manage a product that faced unexpected challenges or customer dissatisfaction? How did you handle the situation?
These are just examples, and interview questions may vary depending on the specific product management role and company. It’s crucial to prepare and tailor your responses to highlight your experience in product development, stakeholder management, prioritisation, data analysis, and problem-solving skills.
Technical Consultant
Here is an overview of the interview process for technical consultant roles at The Adaptavist Group.
1. Screening call with talent team
You'll receive an email with a link to book a Zoom interview with a talent acquisition specialist. This interview covers the role, your experience, and your interest in the position. It's a chance for you to enquire about the company and the role.
2. Hiring manager interview
If you progress, you'll have a more in-depth Zoom interview with the hiring team (usually two people from The Adaptavist Group). This interview will be about your skills and experience.
3. Technical assessment
For a technical consultant, there is a take-home technical assessment that you will be tasked with and given one week to complete, although it shouldn’t take more than a few hours. Usually, this is a technical task using the main software you will be consulting on in the role you’re interviewing for. For example, we would provide you with a Jira instance to log into for a role focused on the Atlassian tools. Once completed, the assessment will be reviewed by the hiring team before moving to the next stage.
4. Assessment presentation interview with the hiring team
If you proceed, there will be another interview with the hiring team (usually three people from The Adaptavist Group). During the first part of the interview, you'll present your assessment as if you were our consultant and we’ll be your client. The second half of the interview will follow a traditional interview structure with competency-related questions and offer a chance to get to know the wider team.
Executive interview (senior roles only)
Senior roles may require an interview with the senior leadership or executive team.
Offer discussion
If you are successful in all interviews, you'll receive an offer. The talent acquisition specialist will contact you to discuss the details of the role and offer.
Here are some example interview questions for an Technical Consultant position:
- Can you describe your experience working with Atlassian tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Bitbucket?
- Do you have any experience running a migration?
- Do you have experience with Atlassian Cloud?
- What platform do you have the most experience with?
- What Jira add-ons do you have experience working with, do you have any favourites? What experience do you have with Jira and Confluence apps? Which are your favourites?
- Can you provide an example of a complex problem you helped solve using Atlassian products? What approach did you take?
- How do you stay updated on new features and updates in Atlassian’s product ecosystem?
- Have you ever implemented something that you're proud of?
- Tell me about about a time when you noticed something was not working and you took initiative to fix it
- When you run into a problem/error you're not familiar with, what is your process to try to solve the problem?
- A client is pushing for a timeline that you know is not feasible, how do you handle that conversation?
- Do you have experience working with difficult clients? Can you tell me about a particular experience and how you handled it?
Please note, these are just example questions and interview formats may vary. It’s crucial to prepare for technical questions related to Atlassian tools, showcase your problem-solving skills, and highlight your experience in implementing and customising these tools for clients.
Top Tips for interview success
- Be ready to discuss yourself, your experience, and the future of your career.
- Thoroughly research the company, our products/services, and our mission.
- Understand the role: take time to understand the specific requirements and responsibilities of the position you’re interviewing for.
- You will have the opportunity to ask your own questions, so please note down any questions you have!
- Put on your detective hat and explore the hiring team on LinkedIn.
- Have an interview environment that sets you up for success, e.g. a quiet room with no distractions, a comfortable space, ensure your camera/video works beforehand, etc.
- Showcase your projects and accomplishments. Highlight any relevant projects, achievements, or experiences that demonstrate your technical skills or innovative thinking. Prepare concise explanations of your contributions and outcomes.
- When answering competency-based questions use real-life examples using the STAR method.
- Situation (S)—Describe the context of the situation.
- Task (T)—Explain the specific task or challenge you were faced with.
- Action (A)—Describe the actions you took to address the situation.
- Result (R)—Share the outcome or results of your actions.
- Ask questions.