I applied in-person. I interviewed at HubSpot (Boston, MA)
Interview
Applied for the position and within an hour received a response saying they wanted to set up a phone interview. The day of the phone interview the recruiter was 15 minutes late calling and not apologetic at all. She seemed extremely disinterested from the second she called me. Could tell she was not really listening. Before I could fully answer a question she seemed ready to move on. Asked me if I had questions about the position or company and as I got to my second question she said she was behind and cut me off. Probably the least professional or friendly recruiter that I've ever talked to.
Really sorry to hear that we let you down here--if you'd be up for sharing more details about your experience, feel free to send me an email (kburke at hubspot dot com) so we can better learn from this experience. Sincerely, Katie
I applied online. I interviewed at HubSpot (Boston, MA) in Feb 2015
Interview
I was pretty disappointed by the recruiting process after reading so much about how awesome this company is. I had two different phone interviews for two different positions and both interviews were very dry and impersonal for a company supposedly all about hiring people with heart and cultivating their culture code. Both times the recruiters used template for the email telling me I was not moving forward; the second time it wasn't even coming from her email though just an automated other company sending the rejection email- really??? Disappointing you couldn't reply to my thank you email. When you get paid to recruit it doesn't hurt to be a little more compassionate and take the time to make candidates feel like people not numbers. It's too bad; I really respected the company until this experience.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at HubSpot (Cambridge, MA) in Jan 2016
Interview
I applied through an add on my university's career website and was contacted to set up a phone screening with a recruiter the following week. The recruiter was very friendly but definitely thorough and wanted to make sure that I was prepared for a sales career. After the phone screen I interviewed with a sales director who was extremely nice and asked more general questions about my background. Following this interview I was invited to an in person interview in HubSpot's Cambridge office.
The in person interview was three half hour interviews with middle and upper level sales managers. Everyone was professional, friendly, and willing to speak openly about the company culture, structure, and their own personal experiences. A few weeks after the interview I received a call from the recruiter informing me that though they were impressed by my resume but wanted a candidate with more sales experience. I felt that as a whole HubSpot was very professional and aimed to make the experience as stress-free as possible for me.