How We Hire At Canonical

In this video, Hanna Neuborn, Canonical's Head of Global Talent Acquisition sits down with Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth, to discuss how hiring is like in our organisation.

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[jamis]

As someone who has gone through the hiring process at Canonical, the cognitive testing portion is a terrible measurement for neurodiverse people. That said, that appeared to be known and taken into account by the people involved throughout the process.

[mischa_solt]

It's the same as everywhere else. Automatic filter at the entrance, if you didn't go to a great school and weren't the best in math there, you'll just be thrown out of further process. Written interviews have standard questions that they want to hear standard answers to.
The employment process gives you the illusion of talking to one of the technical people. All of the letters are so articulated that it may appear to be true. This is also a deception, because for example the specialist with whom I "communicated" will be on vacation for 4 more days, but wrote today that he can not consider my application anymore.
It's up to you to apply or not to such a firm, just don't take it too seriously and don't hope for any special experience. Also be prepared to get a reply that they have 100500 applications like you and don't expect any feedback.

Wishing everyone to find their dream job😎

[kiokogit]

Am i the only one really happy for what Canonical's method does for all candicates? Honestly, I believe that the only way to build a good culture is to give a chance to all persons to be assessed without bias.

[crossxer]

the worst hiring system ever, these guys are straight from mars. People are making videos mocking canonical for its absurd "write me an essay about your school" ways. Will never apply for this company, screw them.

[sup]

Its ironic, i have talked to people at canonical and ones that went through the (extremely long and seemingly frustrating) application process. Not only is the work environment often described as toxic, especially the application process seems to be quite disrespectful to the applicants. Really a shame, i saw an open position that would really be a great fit, but hearing all these negative things really put me off. This video seems like satire with the background information i described in mind.

[elcapitan]

seems like they screen for extreme obedience based on their interview process (i.e. those who will do anything to get a job will persist through the pointless rounds)

[PeterFoxtrott]

Went through the interview and absolutely horrific experience, they look for obedient engineers

[amrsanu]

Exciting to know people are working remotely from 18 years :p

[vijaysacademy]

I believe that every person will have a different individual experience. So, it's better to apply and see how it goes. If you think the company is not a good fit for you after getting interviewed or working there for some time if you don't like it you can always walk away. No one has some right over you and your life. There are plenty of people who want atleast interview experience to know what's actually asked in tech interviews. So don't discourage them through all these comments

[ranwild]

The Reddit is full with detailed fail stories from people complaining about their time wasted on the quite ridiculous number of complicated interviews. Another compare to RH hiring process and saying that it was way easier with higher chances to get the job.

[ОльгаКлемент]

why do Canonical have 27 000 job vacancies on LinkedIn? During 4 month there were 16000 of applies on a Social Media Manager position and still there are announcement all over the EMEA region. Someone even look through all those CVs??

[rira]

I think something went a little off on the audio. If you listen to this on headphones, there's Hanna on the right ear and Mark on the left, which makes a little bit of a confusing hearing experience. Probably want to go for mono over stereo for this kind of reocrding.

[johnhill]

Terrible process. Not sure the relevance of your high school marks given that was over 30 years ago for me and I know have 2 Masters Degrees. I met every single criteria required for a senior HR role yet I got a rejection email less than one hour after applying so they would be using AI to screen applications. After my rejection email I got another email telling me the recruitment process. What a shambles.

[katarinakrysmuller]

"We are trying to hire exceptional colleagues for all people" ❤

[WisdomNectar_]

As a passionate Ubuntu user since 2008, I'm particularly inspired by the video's focus on open source accessibility. My expertise in Linux commands and bash scripting, combined with my deep understanding of Amharic language and culture, makes me eager to contribute to bringing Ubuntu closer to my people. I'm actively seeking remote opportunities at Canonical where I can leverage my skills to localize the OS and create resources in Amharic, making technology more inclusive and accessible for Ethiopians like myself.

[sciencefriction]

Their interview process is Marathon. You really need patience for this one

[SamuelAnwakang]

Wow! It's almost like this is too good to be true! Exactly what I have been looking for.

[AreebDuraniVLogs]

Marking Canonical as my dream company wasn't the wrong choice then. I'm looking forward to work there someday.

[desmondcole]

I'm currently going through the hiring process. I find it satisfying. Hope I get the job thank you.

[katarinakrysmuller]

Oh, so nice to hear about how important it is that the person hired will be a good fit for the rest of the team. It is not something small how a new person can affect the general dynamic of a group for good or for worse.