What it tests

Written communication, self-awareness, and ability to think strategically about partnerships without the scaffolding of a resume or template

Format

1Instead of a traditional resume screen, candidates receive 6–10 long-form written questions — submitted asynchronously before any human call
2Questions range from partnership philosophy ('How do you decide which partners to deprioritize?') to situational judgment ('A top partner wants exclusivity. Walk us through your response') to ecosystem thinking ('How would you scale a partner program from 800 to 5,000 integrations?')
3A hiring committee reviews all written responses before any live interview is scheduled
4Candidates who pass the written screen proceed to a skills-focused take-home assignment (role-specific), then a live Zoom debrief

What to look for

Is their writing clear, confident, and specific — or hedged, generic, and padded?
Do they show intellectual ownership of past partnership work, not just participation?
Are their answers to situational questions grounded in real frameworks, or do they describe what sounds good?
Does their take-home assignment show the same quality signal as their written application, or does quality drop without a prompt to impress?

Adaptation guide

Use 4–6 questions maximum to reduce candidate burden. Weight situational and judgment questions more heavily than background questions. Pair with a short skills task to separate writers from doers.

Full description

Format:

Instead of a traditional resume screen, candidates receive 6–10 long-form written questions — submitted asynchronously before any human call
Questions range from partnership philosophy ("How do you decide which partners to deprioritize?") to situational judgment ("A top partner wants exclusivity. Walk us through your response") to ecosystem thinking ("How would you scale a partner program from 800 to 5,000 integrations?")
A hiring committee reviews all written responses before any live interview is scheduled
Candidates who pass the written screen proceed to a skills-focused take-home assignment (role-specific), then a live Zoom debrief

Time: 90 minutes

What to look for:

Is their writing clear, confident, and specific — or hedged, generic, and padded?
Do they show intellectual ownership of past partnership work, not just participation?
Are their answers to situational questions grounded in real frameworks, or do they describe what sounds good?
Does their take-home assignment show the same quality signal as their written application, or does quality drop without a prompt to impress?

Adaptation: Use 4–6 questions maximum to reduce candidate burden. Weight situational and judgment questions more heavily than background questions. Pair with a short skills task to separate writers from doers.