Everyone I met, and I quietly met a few people, was very friendly and acted very professionally. The process was transparent but lengthy.

I took two logic tests: one to pass and "get into" the process, and one supervised test. I had five face-to-face interviews with people at different levels.

In one interview, I did a short and fair case. The others were mostly about getting to know me or reviewing my experience. The whole process took about six weeks, starting from the first interview. It was draining and, honestly, unnecessary, considering I could have met with a few people at once, as it felt like the same interview over and over again with different people.

Klarna's recruiting strategy is to recruit "in pipeline," which means that some open positions are intentionally kept vague, and there may not be an actual position to fill at the time. This was transparent to me at all times, just as from my side were the areas in which I could (and could not) imagine working.

Although HR assured me throughout the process that they had an actual position that fit my profile, which made me continue the process against my increasing doubts (which I expressed towards HR!), I was not offered a position because they did not have a position that fit my profile.

Overall, what a waste of time. Make sure to continue only if they can describe a very concrete role to you that actually exists.

Case: Imagine you are briefed to expand your business into a new country. How would you approach the project?