What is the hiring process at Twitter?

In some cases, there is also a second phone screen with the hiring manager or with the same HR recruiter from the initial phone assessment. During the initial interview, the hiring manager discusses the company and position and allows time for you to discuss your background.

Additional questions may include:

• Your desired salary, terms relating to computation of compensation and benefits packages, willingness to relocate, and other job preferences

• Your fitness for a particular position, including your skills, qualifications, and experience

• Any previous applications to, or previous employment with Twitter

Sometimes the phone screens include an assessment, and other times this is done separately. The assessment is to test your technical skills and creative problem-solving abilities. How and when applicants are screened depends on the position itself. In some cases, screening assessments are conducted live. In others, assessments can be taken at home.

For positions that do not require programming (e.g., marketing, administration, or accounting roles), applicants are screened based on their prior experience and through targeted questions about how they would act in hypothetical situations. For positions that do require programming, applicants are screened through tests conducted over HackerRank CodePair.

Based on your performance during the screening and assessment rounds, the hiring manager reaches out to schedule additional interviews with the department you may be working with if hired. These interviews tend to focus on the day-to-day requirements of the position, and you'll be asked questions about the work itself and how you might contribute to the team if hired.

Some engineering applicants have mentioned a final round of interviews after the on-site visit or after remote interview rounds in which two members of company management assess your ability to fit in with Twitter's culture. These calls are essentially just friendly conversations. The company doesn't want to hire someone who'll be unhappy working for them.

In the final stage, Twitter contacts you with an official offer and goes over the compensation and benefits package details if you get the job. If you do not get the job, Twitter provides interview feedback to help you the next time you apply for a job at Twitter.

Common Twitter interview questions:

• What excites you about Twitter: the brand?"

• Pick any topic you want: a hobby you have, a book you've read, a project you worked on-anything. You have five minutes to explain it."