DraftFCB Interview Questions & Reviews in Chicago, IL Area
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Updated Apr 9, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Marketing at DraftFCB
Posted Apr 9, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
I was really excited when I was called in for a brief interview with Draftfcb. I was told by friends who work for the company that this was the first step to being passed to the hiring manager. I talked with them about the position, researched the company, and felt confident.
I showed up, and went to the security desk two minutes before the scheduled time of the interview (hate being too early so you inconvenience them, but factored in elevator time.)
I was sent to one floor, where I waited several minutes. The interviewer came and brought me to her office on a different floor (elevator again) - no idea why she couldn't have just me outside the elevator on her own floor.
The reason I am nitpicking the time is because it was more than 10 minutes after our scheduled start time when we settled in, and she said "Now we only have 20 minutes." (It was supposed to be a half hour interview). But she took almost 10 minutes to get me from the floor she sent me to! If she had just met me at the elevator on her floor, we'd have started right on time.
She asked me some easy questions and it was clear she wasn't a subject matter expert regarding the area of expertise we were talking about. Hard to share wins with her when she clearly didn't understand it. That's fine but it makes it hard.
At the end of the interview, she informed me that they had made an offer to someone else a couple days prior for this position but were waiting to hear back. I guess I was backup, but I didn't appreciate my time being wasted like that. She also said she'd follow up within one week and it's been two.
It really soured me on a company that had previously been at the top of my list.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Assistant Media Planner at DraftFCB
Posted Feb 16, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Chicago, IL (took 3 months)
Had my first contact with HR in Oct. of 2011, had two phone interviews (25 minutes each) answering questions about my interest in media planning, advertising, and my past work experiences. The HR reprs were extremely nice and the questions were pretty straight forward. Then, I was flown to Chicago to interview with various employees in person. The hotel was absolutely beautiful and I received a phone call from an HR rep and a current employee the night before to answer any last minute questions. The final round consisted of 5-7 interviews with different meda employees throughout the agency. You have to take a 30 min media test in the morning (which is pretty straight forward) and you have lunch with a current employee (someone who's entry level) to have a casual conversation about what it is like to work at Draft. Everything was well organized, efficient, and helpful. This was the best interview experience I've ever had.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Skills Test.
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Assistant Account Executive at DraftFCB
Posted Feb 15, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Chicago, IL (took 3 months)
Initially applied through the career center at my school and received an in-person, on campus interview with a non-HR employee. Interview was only 15 minutes and was basically just a personality fit. I was told I would be contacted by the recruiter at the conclusion of the interview, which meant I had moved to the next round. Then I talked over the phone with the recruiter about a week later and this was another personality fit along with a basic phone interview. After a month or so I was notified that I had been chosen to participate in a final-round interview in their Chicago office. The interview consisted of a 5 minute "interactive resume" presentation, and 5 45-minute interviews. About a month later I was notified they were not going to make me an offer.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Assistant Account Executive at DraftFCB
Posted Feb 8, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
She was rude and looked down upon me even though iwas obviously smarter and more prepared than she thought i was. Her questions were simple: what's your favorite adds? Why DraftFCB? Why the school you go to? etc... Since I attend an IV, her questions were as though I was pretentious and couldn't answer the simple questions she told me about like Tell me about a time when...
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AAE at DraftFCB
Posted Aug 22, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2009 in Chicago, IL (took 9 months)
I was hired by their on-campus recruiting, which began in September, were flown to the office in January, and not given official letters with offers until June. I started almost a year after my first interview, and this was their standard process.
The on-site interview was 7 half-hour interviews with mid to upper management. They have questions with standard themes like "tell me a time when you were challenged..". The standard stuff. It's exhausting, if nothing else.
After the unofficial offer, they were holding out on giving official offers because the CFO wouldn't approve the budget, but they "promised" there should be jobs. It's a mess in HR... at best.
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation is allowed for entry level hires that year.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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Analyst at DraftFCB
Posted Aug 19, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in Chicago, IL (took 2 weeks)
Phone interview, in person hr interview, in person interview with the department.
Negotiation Details
They came forward with a firm offer.
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Junior Planner at DraftFCB
Posted May 13, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in Chicago, IL (took 1 week)
DraftFCB talked about their agency pretty honestly -- it is a huge place, and they are trying to change things. At the same time, they made it sound like juniors have a lot of responsibility, but they don't.
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Reason for Declining
The agency is just way too big, and I don't like Chicago weather.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Internship at DraftFCB
Posted Dec 19, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
Skype interview.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Assistant Media Planner at DraftFCB
Posted Dec 13, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Chicago, IL (took 3 weeks)
Very organized human resources department. Consistently followed up with my inquiries. Interview process consisted of initial first round interview with HR, another HR interview, and interviews with members of the team.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Media Planner at DraftFCB
Posted Sep 20, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 in Chicago, IL (took 2 months)
Had eight 1 on 1 interviews. Two interviews the first day. 6 interviews about 6 weeks later. Interviewers ranged from entry level to middle management. Within media and in Human Resources. Corporate culture seemed a little quirky and somewhat laid back. No suits. Had to take a math test. Wasn't too bad. Just basic algebra and media math.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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