Applied on Linkedin and got a call from a recruiter for screening and then a manager. After two calls, this was their direct feedback from the direct manager: You have vast marketing knowledge but should study how to interview with the STAR framework. So I guess they were more concerned with skills on answering the typical (out-of-date, annoying, value-less) interview questions than the skills the sales engineer position required. I mean, interviews are carried once in a lifetime, a working relationship lasts for years. Rethink your HR approach, you're bleeding talent.

The first interaction I had was with someone from a recruitment agency for the position and they sent me over HubSpot culture. When I read the culture code I knew this was a company I want to work for. The first call I had with someone from HubSpot was with Stephanie from recruitment. She wanted to know why I applied for the Sales engineers position, How I came across the position, What did I think of the culture ETC. This call made me even more excited about HubSpot. The next steps were an API project and present it and a zoom interview with Audrey the manager of the sales engineering. The API project was very interesting and difficult but there was a lot of documentation available in HubSpot. I joined the zoom to present my API project to Sebastian and Carlos from the Sales Engineer team they were very open and were asking me questions while I was demoing the API project. The call was very interesting and afterwards we had a casual chat and that put me at ease for my call with Audrey. Once the call was finished I was very excited to talk to Audrey about the role and what she expects of someone who joins the team. She was very friendly and it didn’t seem like I was getting interviewed but more a casual conversation with a friend. The next steps were 3 interviews onsite at the HubSpot office in Dublin. The first thing I noticed when I walked in HubSpot is the great atmosphere everyone is walking around with a smile. This was very comforting before I started 3 interviews in row. The first interview was a sales presentation with the manager Audrey and 2 sales engineer Brian and Marsha. They were very engaging and open and really made me feel very comfortable while I was presenting. The second interview was with Andrew the Sales Manager of the BeNeLux team. The first things I noticed is that he came in with shorts because he just came from the onsite gym. It reminded me about the amazing culture HubSpot has. Before we started Andrew told me he was going to ask a lot of questions and to try to use previous experiences for my answers. My last interview was with Kevin the Director of Sales Engineering. Kevin was the first employee of Dublin and he is very passionate about HubSpot. The first thing we did is get a coffee and that put me at ease. I knew the last interview would be with the director and I though this is going to be the most challenging interview of the day but it was the complete oppoisite, The first thing Kevin asked is to grab a coffee and for the remaining of the interview we were just casually chatting about new projects of HubSpot and Football. I left the day very excited on the prospect of joining such an amazing team and company. Only a few days later I received the amazing news I was offered the positions and of course I took it I can honestly say that all my expectations were correct since I joined the Sales Engineer team.