1. A recruiter contacted me asking if I'd be interested in discussing opportunities. 2. Phone Screen with recruiter 3. Follow up call + emails setting up 2 phone interviews with design directors I'd be reporting to (Hiring Managers) 4. 2x45 min Portfolio reviews + phone interviews with design directors 5. Follow up call + emails with invitation for on site visit & take home design exercise instructions. 6. On site interview visit, which included: a. One hour presentation about myself as a designer & human, including presenting my solution to the take-home design design homework - to an open -invitation interview panel, followed by questions. b. 4x45 min 1-on-1 interviews with design managers from different teams. 7. Offer. NOTE: Every step of the way, LinkedIn recruiters erred on the side of over-communicating every detail, from providing links to the profiles of the people I'd be interviewing with to connecting me with a "mentor" to discuss my project with. They were also very responsive and figured out how to rapidly schedule calls inside of my schedule. In the end, the well-orchestrated interview process is what tipped the scales to LinkedIn over other options on the table, including Google, Intuit, and Facebook.

It was pretty intense. It was 4 rounds - started with a recruiter phone call lasting 30 mins, then 2 back to back 45 minute interviews with designers, then a one week design exercise, than a full day onsite with a 1 hour presentation and 4 1-1s with designers. While it was a pretty meaty process, I really enjoyed it! Every person I talked to during the process was super friendly and all my interviews really felt like conversations rather than 'interviews'. It was my favorite interview experience I've had with a company. They really want to get a sense of who you are, both as a person and as a designer. You should be able to articulate your end to end design process, how your designs add value, and defend all your design decisions.