I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Glassdoor (Sausalito, CA) in May 2017
Interview
I was referred in by a former colleague who has been at Glassdoor for 3+ years. I applied online then 3 weeks later I had a brief call with the recruiter. She then scheduled a phone interview with the hiring manager. The recruiter was responsive and pleasant.
I prepared for the interview - read the job description line by line. I felt confident that I could perform 90% of what the role was looking for. I have 10+ years in technology with a focus on analytics. I have also supported a demand generation/marketing department – integrations, customizations, using SFDC and Eloqua. I had specific examples from my experience to speak on for each bullet point from the job description. I was prepared and ready to talk about my experience. The hiring manager was 7 minutes late to the call….he apologized for being late then said he had a hard stop at 12pm so going in I knew he was rushed (he also sounded stressed/rushed and on autopilot). He began by talking about Glassdoor, how it makes money on the B2B side then talked about the position and how it used to be in one department but now there are some org changes so part of one group is splitting into three groups. He spoke for 15+ minutes and did not ask me ANY questions about my background or why I found the position interesting or what about my experience made me qualified for this role.
He asked me one question about lead storing… Which was not mentioned in the description... He said, “I see you don’t have lead scoring on your resume, do you have experience with lead scoring.” I said I was familiar with it as we did it a bit at one company. He then asked, “how would you approach lead scoring?” When I told him my approach he said, “we basically do something like that here”. I then asked if he would you like to know more about my background, I am happy to answer specific questions…. He said, “well, I have to run now…but maybe some other time…I’ll be touch”. . . The call ended.
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I have never had an “interview” where I was unable to talk about my experience and the hiring manager asked me zero questions about my background. I also don’t understand why he even bothered to talk to me if he was going to do most of the talking. Our call was 27 minutes but he talked for 22 minutes – It was very odd. I had very high opinion of Glassdoor prior to this – I figured the company that creates transparency and takes pride on establishing a great culture in this space would aim for the best. I am disappointed…not because I didn’t make it to the in-person but because I was never asked any questions related to the job description of my background. The recruiter (nice lady) noted the reason I was not a fit was because I didn’t have lead scoring experience – again something that was not on the job description and that I did not have Marketo experience. I do have Eloqua experience and have spent much of my career learning and mastering software tools. . .
I applied online. I interviewed at Glassdoor (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2017
Interview
The interview process happened in 5 stages - a phone screening with a recruiter, a phone conversation with a sales/hiring manager, a mock sales pitch, a skype interview and an on-site interview. The mock sales pitch was the most challenging part, but once you sat down and worked with the deck that they gave you it is actually a cool opportunity to see what you would actually be doing on the job.
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If you could pick one brand to represent who you are, what brand would it be?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Glassdoor
Interview
I was referred by a friend who worked at the company. My interview process lasted a 3 weeks. Responses and follow up were prompt and timely. A day after I submitted my cover letter and resume, a recruiter contacted me to set up a time for a phone screen. Overall, my recruiter was a super helpful resource throughout the process — gave me feedback on how I stood among the pool of candidates, quickly set me up with my next set of interviews and made sure I was equipped with the right information when it came time for the offer (spoiler alert: I got an offer and took the job).
In total, I had 7 interviews: A recruiter phone screening and a phone screening with my prospective manager. I then had an in-person interview, where I met with pretty much everyone on the team that I’d be working with. The in-person conversations went well. There weren't any 'gotcha' questions, but rather thoughtful Qs that explored my background and experience, along with questions that gauged how well I understood the company, it's mission and the preparation I'd done in my proposed ideas/programs. I felt like my prospective bosses and colleagues got to know me better, while I also got to know them too.
Prior to my in-person, I was asked to submit (24 hours ahead of time) a page of ideas of both B2C + B2B programs we could explore, along with writing samples. I over prepared and printed out copies of my ideas, cover letter, resume and writing samples (along with a few extra copies). I ended up meeting with more people than I was told, so the extras definitely came in handy. The printed copies were also really useful for my interviewers, who had seen some documents, but not others and in general helped me look more prepared and polished.
The recruiter kept me in the loop and always contacted me for updates when he said he would. I received an offer several days later, which I enthusiastically took.
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Why Glassdoor?
What are example programs/ideas you’d like to explore?
Tell me about yourself?
Go through an average day at your current job.