Basically, we want to learn your story and get a sense of what you’re capable of. The interview process at CollegeVine varies based on role and candidate, but our standard process looks like this:
Step 1
Make yourself known
We generally prefer to source for our jobs on LinkedIn or via referral, so if you don’t see any public postings, that’s completely normal. You can always fill out our “future teammate” job listing, answer three short questions (under 250 characters), and we promise you’ll get a response—usually from our CEO, COO, or CTO.
Step 2
Exploratory chat
Based on whether your interests are in Engineering, Go-to-Market (GTM), or Operations, you’ll have a chat with one of our leaders to discuss your career interests and relevant experience, and learn more about CollegeVine.
Step 3
Skills assessment
- For technical roles, you'll participate in a one-hour technical screening interview.
- For GTM or Operations roles, we ask candidates to complete a take-home assignment. These typically involve crafting thoughtful responses to role-specific questions and might include some external research. Expect assignments to take 2-5 hours, depending on the scope of the role.
- We believe this approach helps us make unbiased, well-informed hiring decisions. Reviewing a candidate’s work lets us see how they'd approach real challenges, while also giving candidates insight into what working at CollegeVine would feel like. If a candidate enjoys the process, it’s often a good sign of reciprocal fit.
- While we know these assignments require time and effort, and they can’t fully capture the realities of the role, we see them as a valuable complement to interviews and reference checks.
Step 4
Career walkthrough
You’ll have a two-hour conversation with one of our executives, walking through your entire career history. If you've listened to long-form podcast interviews before, then you'll know exactly what this feels like. Many candidates describe this as one of the most rewarding interviews they’ve ever had.
Step 5
Meet the team
You'll have a conversation with various team members relevant to your role.
- Each conversation will be assigned a theme with questions reflecting particular skills or aptitudes relevant to the theme
- You will meet 3-4 additional team members at this point
Step 6
Final checks
We’ll ask for some references, and you’ll get to meet at least one more member of our leadership team if you haven’t already.
Step 7
Offer
We’ll make you an unbeatable offer.