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Updated May 20, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Research Analyst at Equilar
Posted May 20, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in San Mateo, CA (took a day)
One of the rudest interviewers I ever met. When I brought up the student group organization I was a part of at school, he mocked it. He was entirely condescending; it left me with a bad taste in my mouth and only made it more clear that the reviews on glassdoor about this company was entirely accurate
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Marketing Manager at Equilar
Posted May 13, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Redwood City, CA (took 2 weeks)
First round interview was with HR. A bit annoying but nothing special like why *** and the greatest achievement. CEO seemed really picky and hiring manager also seemed to suffer from that. They made it clear that all negative reviews (regarding $) here are so true.
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Reason for Declining
Salary level was a joke. I tried to negotiate but they just made ridiculous excuses. (potential of Equilar blah blah...) Chose other big company in Bay Area.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Research Analyst at Equilar
Posted Apr 17, 2012
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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 Mar 2012 (took 3 weeks)
First was phone interview with HR recruiter. Then 2nd round was in the office with a few of their employees. Final round required a presentation, but I declined to attend.
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Reason for Declining
The interviewers at the office were rude, and asked pointless and irrelevant questions. They discussed the great atmosphere but I got none of that from speaking with them. In general, not an industry that gives many future job options, so chose to stop the interview process.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Research Analyst at Equilar
Posted Apr 7, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 (took 1 week)
For background check, you have to talk about what do you find interesting about the company, About 5 days, you will receive an email whether you pass the background check and they will let you know if you are moved to the next level. If you look for a sponsorship from this position, stay away since they don't offer it.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Background Check.
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Research Analyst at Equilar
Posted Feb 19, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Redwood City, CA (took 1 week)
Received an email 1 week after applying online. Short 15-20 min interview that consisted of basic behavioral questions. Followed up same day with a personality test.
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The interview consisted of a Personality Test and a Phone Interview.
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Sales at Equilar
Posted Dec 15, 2011 — 3 of 3 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Redwood City, CA (took 2 weeks)
I was initially contacted by a HR associate by e-mail to set up a phone screening. She was very polite and did a good job of asking the standard questions. Soon after, she e-mailed me to set up an in-person and gave me three time options. The first round was with two managers from the sales team, both of whom were great. I was struck with the nice, friendly atmosphere that seemingly contradicted the negative employee reviews I read on here.
The next day, I was e-mailed to set up a second round interview with the CEO, whom I was told meets with each prospective hire. When I arrived, I was brought into a conference room and told that the he would be in shortly. After waiting for thirty-five minutes, he came in and made no eye contact or introduction and barely shook my hand. Within five seconds, he started rapid fire questions in an aggressive, condescending manner, which included a lot of interruption and outright rejection of my answers (think along the lines of "That's nonsense" or "That's not a real example"). Additionally, all his questions were negative in tone such as "What are your weaknesses?" or "What is your biggest regret?" He seemed to care very little about what value or skills I could bring. Within five minutes, he was out of the door. When one of the awesome managers was escorting me out, I noticed that the congenial, positive atmosphere that I had noticed the week before was replaced with the grim, disturbingly silent one that is described on this site. I attribute this to the fact that the CEO was in the office and his draconian, distrustful policies were therefore in place.
I was contacted later that day by one of the nice managers I had initially spoke with regarding next steps, which were to include a research skills test, but I politely declined and told him that I would be pursuing other opportunities. It's a shame, as Equilar has some pretty interesting and influential work and a staff that consists of some smart and friendly individuals. The overall atmosphere, however, seems to be one of oppression and fear.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Personality Test, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Research Analyst Internship at Equilar
Posted Dec 1, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 (took 2 weeks)
Phone interview was simple; basic questions about what you know about the company and explanation of areas you may have missed.
In person interview consisted of two people. In my case, it seemed like I got a good cop/bad cop type of interview. First interviewer quite unprofessional in asking his questions. Second interviewer polite.
Asked about classes, which one was my favorite, which one was least favorite. GPA?
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Research Analyst at Equilar
Posted Oct 19, 2011
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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 Jul 2011 (took 3 weeks)
Had a phone interview with HR consisting of basic questions (strengths, weaknesses). Proceeded to in-person interview with 3 of the research staff (what you know about Equilar, picking apart the resume) which also contained a skills test (reading comprehension, simple math). Then came a presentation several weeks later about executive perquisites in from of several heads of departments (be prepared for several questions), some face time with the CEO and then some more chatting with staff members. HR was very professional, others not so much. The culture oozes micromanagement, the staff dodge questions about turnover, and generally the feel of the office is quite stale. Overall a decent experience due to their solid HR representative, but otherwise stiff and limited staff members. No laughter, no smiling - it's like corporate without the pay.
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The interview consisted of a Personality Test, a Skills Test, a Presentation, a Group/Panel Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Research Analyst at Equilar
Posted Aug 18, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 (took 2 days)
You set up a phone interview with the person in HR, and then you have the phone interview with her. Afterwards, the HR person will e-mail you a personality test. This test was very easy and straightforward, as all you had to do was mark down (from a list of character traits) how you see yourself and how other people perceive you. Afterwards, you will have 1:1 interviews with the managers, and a skills test. The test was straightforward; you only need reading comprehension and basic math. If you pass this round of interviews, you set up a time for the second interview, which consist of a Powerpoint presentation on perquisites and an interview with the CEO. The CEO seemed to be a bit negative, and he was difficult to impress. I felt like he was judging me the whole time, so I didn't enjoy the interview with him.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Research Analyst at Equilar
Posted Jul 22, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 (took 4 weeks)
The recruiter contacted me a few days after I submitted my application. First round consists of a phone interview (about 20 - 30 minutes long). Some behavioral and basic question. Sometimes the recruiter might ask curve ball questions too so be prepared. Then the company made me fill out a personality test called the predictive index (a pretty useless test). Then a few on-site interviews with several people.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Personality Test.
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