While interviewing, I was seeking “that one weird question” that would magically filter out unqualified candidates. Unfortunately, I never found that question. Our questions changed frequently and adapted over time. Some questions yielded great answers; others yielded crazy answers. It was just a matter of experimentation. Here are the questions that helped us further qualify candidates.

Our interview questions and categories are taken directly from the 

. We did the work up front to “identify the fish we want to catch” which made coming up with interview questions much easier.

Scott Tousley

I developed this interview question template when hiring a Growth Marketing Manger at HubSpot.

Tell me about your current role. What do you like/dislike?

What appeals to you about this role in particular? Why are you applying?

Tell me about the most impressive accomplishment you’ve had at your company.

Tell me something interesting you’ve learned recently.

What new skills have you learned in the past 6 months?

What is something you’re not great at that you’re trying to improve?

What content do you read about product, marketing, growth, etc? What are your go-to blogs, podcast, etc?

Tell me about your favorite project you’ve worked on recently. Why was it your favorite?

Tell me about the most impressive results you’ve achieved after running an experiment. What was the impact?

If I told you we needed to grow from 0 to 25,000 free users by December 2017 — and you’re accountable for making that happen — how would you do it? Walk me through your step-by-step process.

ITM Questions (“In the moment” questions sparked by previous answer they gave to another question)

In this second interview write down my biggest concerns with the candidate. I should really focus on my CONS from the Greenhouse writeup above. Then I'll flip them around into questions to see how they address those concerns.

Growth marketing manager interview questions at HubSpot

Interview Questions

First call (screening)

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