These companies are just scouting for ideas and don't have any intent to hire in the first place.  
  
 The companies: 
 1. 5Paisa 
 2. Houzeo 
  
 Don't do any assignments for these companies please.  
 Thankyou.

Adding other companies:- 
  
 Astrotalk 
 Jar 
 One Banc

Product Designer

Just decline assignments that involves their own product. Propose an open problem statement.

Intern

Step 1: Ask the candidate to complete a complex and time consuming assignment in 2448 hours (can't take more). Assignment is always a redesign or an entire new page/dashboard for their own product,...

Step 1: Ask the candidate to complete a complex and time consuming assignment in 24-48 hours (can't take more). Assignment is always a redesign or an entire new page/dashboard for their own product, that too should be responsive. 
Step 2: Ghost the candidate and behave like nothing happened, don't reply to emails and calls from the candidate, just ignore. 

That's it.

Tech companies hiring process for product designers in Mumbai

Tech companies hiring process for product designers in Mumbai- Grapevine

Here's a typical tech hiring process these days. 

Round 1: basic screening on phone call.
Round 2: Take home assignment
- For Designers,
Do complete redesign of the current website mobile and desktop, share edit access to figma file post submission (so that we can use your work for free). 

- For Developers
Build complete full stack app with testing and latest tech, deploy app, db everythjng and give repo access. 

Time limit for both can vary but is very short given then task. 

Round 3: Ghost. 

Yes this is a rant, not all companies do it, but experiencing this a lot of times these days.

Indian Recruitment process

Software Engineer

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

Product Design Hiring:
Received a call from the HR, I tell him I don’t have enough B2B design exp. he still shares my profile with hiring manager. Hiring manager likes the profile and I receive an assignment. Asked to submit the assignment in 2 days. I submit the assignment. Hiring manager wants have an assignment review call. 
During the 1 hour assessment call I answer all of his questions. 
Next day, HR calls me and tells me you answers all the questions. You have good design skills. We are rejecting you because you don’t have enough B2B design experience.
WHY THE F Did you shortlist me and had me waste my time on an assignment in the first place. What’s the point of an assignment then?????
Company name SPRINTO.

Indian Startup hiring scene

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

Hello people,
We are building a recruitment platform to make hiring easy and fun. Having worked with a recruitment startup, we weren't able to hire for our own team. Hire first, fire faster mode ON tha humara.

So, we found this gap mostly in the early stage startups who don't invest in their recruitment properly.

So can you guys please share your experiences with landing a job with early stage startups.

Rant about recruitment in startups

Generalist

What’s the state of product designer interview these days?

Analyst

I have been looking for a job for 2 months now and i only could get one interview... I am a UX designer with over 1 year of experience. I have a portfolio, have ATS friendly resume have 4 solid brief case study. What else should I do to get more interviews?

What am i doing wrong?

UX/UI designer

What was the most challenging design assignment you received so far and from which company?

How to approach a whiteboarding challenge if the question is very vague or 1 liner?

Design assignment/ Task and Whiteboarding

Product Manager

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

How common is it for recruiters to ghost you after multiple rounds of interviews and assessments (over months) by blocking your email so you can't even send follow up emails?

The way I see it - they don't lose much since they have thousands to choose from an applicant pool, but it certainly undermines the effort made my candidates to a huge degree. 

Or is that common courtesy, acknowledgement and in general being decent human seem rathee utopian concepts in this day and age?

Wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

Recruiters ghosting/blocking you - the new norm

Founder

Hi, we are looking for a product design lead with minimum 3 years of startup experience (B2C preferred). We recently got a round of funding in Jan. The position is Mumbai based

Hiring Product Design Lead

Quick rant: Why do I have to submit a 10 slider with 3 rounds of interviews for a company I had never heard about 5 days ago?

This is my first attempt at switching jobs and it's so freaking painful. Is something like an assignment necessary? 

P.S - I'm NOT interviewing for a tech role where you might have to showcase coding skills

Assignments in a job process

Consultant

I am a '21 graduate from a Tier 1 college (old IIT) and have had short stints as product manager at a couple of startups. About a year back, I decided to startup but after a few months, realized that startup idea wasn't worth pursuing. 

Researched around a few startup ideas and finally landed upon a good one in D2C space. But the problem is financing. I don't have much saving and friends / family network wouldn't be able to finance this. I really want to pursue this idea but finance is becoming a hindrance. 

So started looking for job opportunities about 3 months back. I have been exploring work opportunities in product / founder office / EIR roles or other generalist role. 

Job hunt process has been frustrating to say the least. Getting very few calls. In most cases, people are ghosting after couple of rounds of interview or assignment. In some cases, after getting through 2-3 rounds, I got to know that opening has been closed temporarily. Most HRs don't even have the decency to give feedback. 

I don't intend to work in job for long anyway. As soon as I have the job, I plan to start working on my business idea and quit as soon as I have enough financial leeway. 

How should I go about job hunt process? I have been trying to connect with folks on LinkedIn in whose company job openings are there. Apart from this, I have been connecting with founders from recently funded startups. Naukri / Instahyre and IIM Jobs are other portals I have been looking on. Anything I should do differently here? 

Looking forward to hearing your suggestions / experience.

How bad is the job market?

If yes, please comment with the company name.

Anyone hiring product designers?

I am a self taught graphic designer with two years of experience. In which I have worked in a well known startup as their lead graphic designer including some in house and agency roles. I would like to know about the salary to expect or quote while getting offers from agencies based in Mumbai or Bangalore!

Are design agencies or marketing agencies any good to graphic designers?

Graphic designer

How to make it to a big tech company as a self taught designer, just out of college? (Google or Apple)

Its been 3 months since I left my last company after completing 8 months of internship, I rejected the full time offer because I was exploited and work culture was very toxic, since then I applied to more than 100+ jobs online and hardly converted 5 interviews and got 1 offer for part time which is soon going to be revoked, assuming from the company's behaviour. At this point I have lost all the motivation to work, improve and apply for jobs I am tired and drowing in self doubt. It even kills me to see the people who are not skilled as I am are getting good jobs and salary. With all this my family is not so supportive and not a single day has passed where I didn't get into arguments with my parents.

Struggling with Job Search and Self-Doubt

Why does everyyyy company wants us to do their assignments, like WTF is my portfolio not enough of a proof of work for you? I worked my ass of on my portfolio. I apply to tons of company at the same time so if every company starts to give their assignment we will focking die with a mental illness

Design assignments are killing me

I am actively looking for a switch as a Product designer with 2+ years of experience in product design and 1.5+ years of experience in illustrations. Would appreciate any help offered.

Any hirings for Product Designer?

Hi Guys I am having 2 years of experience working in a Fintech B2C as well Edtech B2B Startup and looking for opportunities in Gurugram

Looking for a job as a Product Designer

Would genuinely want to know this. Also have seen most Microsoft designers only be from iit or nid? Is this a pre-requisite? Do they not consider candidates from other design colleges?

What does it take for one to get hired as a ux designers at maang in India?

Please let me know if your organisation is hiring UX Designer. Please mention company name- Thanks in Advance

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