KiwiCo Inc. application questions — all 39, word for word
KiwiCo Inc. hires through Greenhouse. Beyond name, email and CV, its application form asks 39 questions, 30 of them required. 2 of them are required, fixed-choice questions about your eligibility to work. A cover letter is optional.
11 roles were open when this was last checked, mostly in design and marketing. The questions below are the form's own wording, not a paraphrase.
What KiwiCo Inc. has open
These are the roles the form was read from, as KiwiCo Inc. titles them, in Mountain View, CA:
- Associate Product Manager
- Associate Production Designer (Contractor)
- Associate Sales Operations Manager
- People Operations Coordinator
- Sr. eCommerce Manager
- Product Manager
- Director, Product Design (Physical Products)
- Industrial Designer / Toy Designer (Physical Products)
- Industrial Designer / Toy Designer (Physical Products) - Contractor
- Sr. Category Manager
30 of the questions below are ones at most two of the 213 employers measured ask (median: 18), the least standard being “This is a remote contract position that requires an initial in-office training period at our Mountain View, CA office, followed by occasional in-office visits on an as-needed basis. Would you be comfortable with this arrangement?”.
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 KiwiCo Inc. 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 employment visa status (i.e H-1B visa status, visa transfers, etc.)? If Yes, please specify visa type and current visa status. required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Will you now or in the future require KiwiCo to commence (“sponsor”) an immigration case in order to employ you (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case)? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
Every question on the form
| Question | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status (i.e H-1B visa status, visa transfers, etc.)? If Yes, please specify visa type and current visa status. Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Will you now or in the future require KiwiCo to commence (“sponsor”) an immigration case in order to employ you (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case)? 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 |
| LinkedIn Profile | text | Yes |
| Portfolio | text | No |
| How did you hear about this job (if by a referral, let us know who referred you!)? | text | Yes |
| What excites you most about this opportunity at KiwiCo? | textarea | Yes |
| Please describe your product design experience with children's products or toys. If you don't have direct experience in this area, please describe a comparable experience and how it translates to designing products for children. | textarea | Yes |
| Have you led and managed a team of product designers? | textarea | Yes |
| We are currently working on a hybrid (remote/in-person) schedule with our office based in Mountain View, CA. Are you willing to be in the office four days per week if you are offered this position? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Where are you currently located? CA – San Francisco, CA - Mountain View, CA – Los Angeles, CA – San Diego, TX – Austin, TX – Dallas (+7 more) |
select | Yes |
| If you selected “Other,” please specify your city and state. | text | No |
| What is your desired base salary (please share a range)? | text | Yes |
| Additional Information? | text | No |
| How would you describe your gender identity? | text | No |
| How would you describe your racial/ethnic background? | text | No |
| How would you describe your sexual orientation? | text | No |
| Do you identify as transgender? | text | No |
| Do you have a disability or chronic condition (physical, visual, auditory, cognitive, mental, emotional, or other) that substantially limits one or more of your major life activities, including mobility, communication (seeing, hearing, speaking), and learning? | text | No |
| Are you a veteran or active member of the United States Armed Forces? | text | No |
| Website | text | No |
| Do you have experience in designing, prototyping, and testing physical products for kids? Please share. If not, please share a similar experience. | textarea | Yes |
| Which part of the product design process do you consider your greatest strength? | textarea | Yes |
| This is a contract position. Does this work for you? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| What is your desired hourly rate (please share a range)? | text | Yes |
| What excites you about this opportunity at KiwiCo? | textarea | Yes |
| We are currently working on a hybrid (remote/in-person) schedule with our office based in Mountain View, CA. Are you willing to be in the office 4 days per week if you are offered this position? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Briefly describe a P&L or business you've owned. | textarea | Yes |
| What are your salary expectations? | textarea | Yes |
| Do you have experience working with schools or other education-focused organizations? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| We are currently working on a hybrid (remote/in-person) schedule with our office based in Mountain View, CA. Are you willing to be in the office three days per week if you are offered this position? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Briefly describe an A/B test or conversion rate optimization project you personally owned for a consumer workflow. | textarea | Yes |
| How would you rate your SQL experience? None, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert |
multiselect | Yes |
| Describe a feature you built to improve operational efficiency and what were the results. | textarea | Yes |
| Please share your portfolio link: | text | Yes |
| Do you have experience being the final touchpoint before a file ships or goes to print? | textarea | Yes |
| This is a remote contract position that requires an initial in-office training period at our Mountain View, CA office, followed by occasional in-office visits on an as-needed basis. Would you be comfortable with this arrangement? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you have experience being the final touchpoint before a file ships or goes to print? Please share more. | textarea | Yes |
| What are your hourly range expectations? | text | Yes |
| What is your hourly rate expectations? | text | Yes |
| Do you have experience in recruiting? If so, what ATS system(s) are you comfortable using? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you willing to be in the office five days per week if you are offered this position? Yes, No |
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 | 19 |
| Voluntary diversity questions (EEOC) | 6 |
| Remote or on-site | 4 |
| Salary expectations | 4 |
| Cover letter | 2 |
| Visa sponsorship | 2 |
| How you heard of them | 1 |
| Portfolio and links | 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:
Singlestore · Smartsheet · Sofi · Sourcegraph · Sovrn · Spaceium
Before you apply
Have the answers to the required questions ready before you open the form — KiwiCo Inc.'s asks for 30 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.