Fivetran application questions — all 17, word for word
Fivetran hires through Greenhouse. Beyond name, email and CV, its application form asks 17 questions, 12 of them required. 2 of them are required, fixed-choice questions about your eligibility to work. A cover letter is optional.
293 roles were open when this was last checked, mostly in engineering and sales. The questions below are the form's own wording, not a paraphrase.
What Fivetran has open
These are the roles the form was read from, as Fivetran titles them, in Oakland, California, United States, AMER, Denver, Colorado, United States, AMER, USA - Austin (dbt), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, APAC:
- Account Executive, Commercial - Middle East/Africa
- Account Executive, Enterprise
- Accountant
- Business Development Rep, Commercial
- Business Development Representative
- Business Development Representative - DACH
- Business Development Representative, Commercial
- Business Development Representative, Enterprise
- Can't find a role for you? Submit a general application.
- Commercial Counsel
- Commercial Sales Director
- Commercial Sales Director (Benelux)
13 of the questions below are ones at most two of the 212 employers measured ask (median: 13), the least standard being “Are you currently or have you ever provided services to Fivetran (or any of its global subsidiaries or affiliated entities) as a consultant or independent contractor, or through an employment agency or placement firm of any kind?”.
The eligibility questions
These are required, and answered from a fixed list rather than in your own words: work authorisation, visa sponsorship or security clearance. Employers often use questions like these to filter applications automatically, but Greenhouse's public data does not say whether Fivetran does — so treat them as the answers most likely to matter, not as a verdict. Answer them honestly either way.
| Question | Answers accepted |
|---|---|
| Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for an employment visa in order to work in the country for which you are applying? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you have the right to work in the country for which you are applying? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
Every question on the form
| Question | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for an employment visa in order to work in the country for which you are applying? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you have the right to work in the country for which you are applying? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| First Name | text | Yes |
| Last Name | text | Yes |
| Preferred First Name | text | No |
| text | Yes | |
| Phone | text | Yes |
| Resume/CV | file | Yes |
| Cover Letter | file | No |
| Address Line 1 | text | Yes |
| Address Line 2 (Optional) | text | No |
| City | text | Yes |
| Province/State | text | Yes |
| Postal/Zip Code | text | Yes |
| Country | text | Yes |
| LinkedIn Profile | text | No |
| What is your Preferred Pronoun? He, Him, She, Her, They, Them, No Preference |
multiselect | No |
| How did you hear about Fivetran + dbt Labs? Afrotech, Built In Colorado, Built In SF, Career fair, Conference, Existing Employee (+11 more) |
select | Yes |
| If you were referred for this role, please share the name of the employee that referred you | text | No |
| Are you currently subject to a non-compete agreement or an agreement not to solicit customers with your current or prior employer which may prevent you from performing the job for which you are applying? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you currently or have you ever provided services to Fivetran (or any of its global subsidiaries or affiliated entities) as a consultant or independent contractor, or through an employment agency or placement firm of any kind? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| By submitting this application, I acknowledge that I have read and understand Fivetran's Applicant Privacy Notice regarding the collection, use, and sharing of my personal information for recruitment and hiring purposes. Acknowledge/Confirm |
select | Yes |
| What gender do you identify as? | text | No |
| How did you hear about Fivetran? Afrotech, Built In Colorado, Built In SF, Career fair, Conference, Existing Employee (+11 more) |
select | Yes |
What it's really asking about
Grouped by what each question is for, so you can prepare the answers that repeat across employers.
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Other | 5 |
| How you heard of them | 3 |
| Relocation | 3 |
| Voluntary diversity questions (EEOC) | 2 |
| Work authorisation | 2 |
| Role-specific screening | 1 |
| Visa sponsorship | 1 |
What other employers ask
The same question rarely comes out the same way twice. These employers' forms are measured the same way, from their own job boards:
Sourcegraph · Sovrn · Spaceium · Squarespace · Stockx · Stripe
Before you apply
Have the answers to the required questions ready before you open the form — Fivetran's asks for 12 of them, and Greenhouse does not save a partial application by default. Settle the eligibility questions first — they are the ones with no room to elaborate, so knowing your answer before you start tells you whether the rest of the form is worth your time.