I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Glassdoor
Interview
The interview process was long and thorough, and I viewed this as a positive because I was able to get a good idea of how Glassdoor and the BizOps team worked. There was a first round case interview followed by a second round take home case and accompanying presentation, and then a final round with two more cases. The second round take home case was estimated to be 6 hours of work, and I found this to be accurate. All of the interviewers were very professional but also friendly and were happy to share their authentic experiences about working at Glassdoor.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard behavioral questions that preceded the case interviews (Tell me about yourself, why Glassdoor, why BizOps, example of working in a team, etc.)
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Glassdoor (Mill Valley, CA) in Feb 2019
Interview
I had a phone screen with a recruiter, a 45 minute phone interview with the hiring manager and an onsite interview with 4 people plus the hiring manager. The interview scheduling process was seamless and everything ran on time. All of the people I met with were extremely NICE and easy to communicate with. They took time to answer my questions and give me an idea of what it is like to work at the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One of my interviewers had a printout of my cover letter and actually asked me questions based on what I had submitted which I had never experienced before.
I applied online. I interviewed at Glassdoor (Chicago, IL)
Interview
I went through a typical phone screening, which then leads into a mock sales call where I had to work through a deck in 20 minutes to three employees over a conference call. From there I was invited into the Chicago office for a 30 minute interview with the VP of SMB Sales. When I arrived she told me that was a mistake and that I will actually be talking to three other employees as well.
Up until the in-person interview, it was a very positive experience.
The woman who was interviewing me started out with a brain teaser " Suppose you had eight identical balls. One of them is slightly heavier and you are given a balance scale. What's the fewest number of times you have to use the scale to find the heavier ball?" - or something similar. I had seen the question in the past so I knew the answer, and she got upset I knew it so quickly and proceeded to drill me about my SAT and ACT scores, and after telling her I got a 30 on my ACT she responded with "Is that even good"?
We moved on by her asking me what questions I had for her to which I started with "tell me about your time at Glassdoor and how you got where you are", her response was "I'll turn that around on you, what do I do here"? After answering incorrectly she sat back and asked me if I even prepped for the interview and if I was wasting her time. Finally, after 20 more minutes of our interview, she stood up to leave so I stood and extended my hand, which she just looked at confused. So I asked if I will see her again, and she answers "Well, we'll see how you do".
Three more employees in the position come around and have more conversational questions probably looking for a culture fit. Everyone else was lovely.
They finally got back to me a few days later and I couldn't start for 3 months so the timing was off and they asked for me to reach back out when it was closer to when I could start.
It was one of my first interviews straight out of college and honestly was the most humiliated and dejected I ever felt in the interview process. For a company that prides themselves on transparency, they should be more cognizant of how they treat job candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Suppose you had eight identical balls. One of them is slightly heavier and you are given a balance scale. What's the fewest number of times you have to use the scale to find the heavier ball?"
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with us. As the head of our SMB business, I am so sorry that we left a negative impression with you- that certainly was not our intention. It is both good and helpful to hear from your candidate perspective how those questions made you feel, because it gives us an opportunity to improve for future candidates. We will definitely be taking your feedback into consideration as we look to improve our interview process. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review about your experience. Stephanie Jenkins, VP Sales SMB