I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Glassdoor (Mill Valley, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
My overall experience was great. Team was very friendly during the interview process. I did 2 telephonic rounds and an onsite. The team wanted to one more round of onsite and by then I had another offer. So didn't continue with the process.
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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Question 1
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. . .