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Help Center/For Candidates/What's the hiring process like?
For Candidates

What's the hiring process like?

Five stages. 2-3 weeks end-to-end. Paid trial week before final offer.

Updated April 18, 2026

Every candidate goes through the same five-stage process — blind-graded where possible, same bar for every role.

The five stages

  1. Application review — we read every application ourselves. Shortlisting takes 3-5 days.
  2. Skills assessment — a short role-specific take-home, blind-graded against a rubric. Usually 1-2 hours of work.
  3. Written & spoken English assessment — calibrated for US, UK and EU business contexts.
  4. Live scenarios & culture interview — 45 minutes, live scenario work plus a conversation on composure, ownership and curiosity.
  5. Paid trial week — shortlisted candidates do a paid trial on a sample scope. Both sides get to say yes with confidence.

Timeline

End-to-end, the process takes 2-3 weeks for most candidates. We'll be transparent about where you are at each step.

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