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Updated May 23, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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UI Designer at ExactTarget
Posted May 23, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2012 in Indianapolis, IN (took 3 weeks)
While the process may appear to be long at three weeks it was actually a fairly quick process. It just took more time than usual due to the department head being based on the west coast and only being in Indianapolis once a month. I was initially contacted through a recruiter. We sat down at lunch and discussed the job and so on. He then recommended me and passed on my info to them.
From there this was probably a week or so until I heard back that out of the people they had recommended only a few had been chosen to have phone interviews with the department director and the department manager. The manager was based in Indy and the director was based out of Utah. I had both phone interview with them back to back. This took a little over an hour. At that point I just followed up with the recruiter and told him all had gone well, etc, etc.
A few days later I heard back again that out of those phone interviewed only two had been chosen for on site interviews. These were then schedule for the day she was in town about a week later. This process was 2 hours on site. Although it took more like 3 due to travel and waiting, etc. Their offices are of course really cool and it feels like Google and other start ups. I already had a positive impression of the company and the people I was interviewing with due to our conversations. So I already felt somewhat comfortable. I then met with each person face to face. The first one was their lead on site UI designer. We mostly just talked about the position, my definition of UI, my background, etc. Fairly typical stuff. Then I talked with the department manager. His part was fairly brief since had a meeting in 20 minutes and had to kind of rush off. As such I don't feel I was able to give him the best impression due to our lack of time. But he was nice enough although felt a bit detached from the process. Lastly I met with the director and we talked for an hour. I really liked her on the phone and liked her more in person. She's very down to earth and conversational. Our one on one process was almost as much a conversation about UI and the challenges one faces as it was an interview.
Things were very timely. Each person knew how much time they had to sit down with me. And while they were somewhat flexible they held to that pretty closely. The place definitely feels busy but also laid back. Granted I was in the more development design building and now the sales and marketing building which I'm sure is more cut throat and chaotic. There is a free cafeteria for all who work there which is nice. Overall I really enjoyed the process despite it dragging on a bit. But that is to be a bit expected when you're meeting with higher ups at big companies, especially when they're from out of state.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Sales at ExactTarget
Posted Sep 14, 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 Aug 2011 (took a day)
A recruiter contacted me to schedule the phone interview with the department head. After the phone interview, they schedule people to come in for face-to-face interviews. Their sales department seems to be divided into "hunters" and "farmers." They are actively seeking "hunters" (their phrase) to close new accounts, which are then passed on to other people to maintain. Overall, the recruiters I've talked to are not terribly friendly, but the department people seem to be. Virtually everyone who I've talked to who works there, loves it.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Software Engineer at ExactTarget
Posted Jul 22, 2011 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 May 2011 (took a day)
I did a phone interview for 20 minutes or so. I think because the company is in the Midwest, the software engineers are not very good and are insecure or something (though this is somewhat common these days). They were not able to ask any technical questions of any significance and did not seem to even know what they wanted the potential hire to do. Odd to say the least. I can only assume that I was overqualified for the position (and that they are somewhat clueless).
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Senior Software Engineer at ExactTarget
Posted May 10, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Indianapolis, IN (took 1 week)
I had a brief phone screen, and then I met with a small panel of senior engineers. Finally after the senior engineers, I met with a director of software.
Abstract questions were asked probing for basic information such as the following:
Why are you leaving your current employer?
What is your thought process for solving problem x?
How would you architect a solution for this problem?
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Technology at ExactTarget
Posted Oct 15, 2010
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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 Oct 2010 in Indianapolis, IN (took 1 week)
Very unprofessional. Manager was on this cell phone the entire interview conducting business! I was notified it was a busy environment (obviously since you're on the cell during an interview!). However, they stated they work at least 50 hours a week and some people work 80! Don't think so:) Overall, I didn't get a good vibe while I was there. I noticed it was extremely noisy in the work areas.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Testing at ExactTarget
Posted Oct 6, 2010 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2008 (took a day)
I prefer to keep this information to myself. But as hints only, they start by HR interview and then professional one that can stay up to 2 hours.
The Questions are typical and from the Internet mainly. There are no surprises or tricks in the questions.
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Marketing at ExactTarget
Posted Dec 13, 2009
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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 Oct 2008 in Indianapolis, IN (took a day)
Initial conversations were very good, very professional, but followup was horrible. Left me hanging without any resolution. Even after several phone calls. They also post and re-post positions over time, I am assuming to give the impression of growth. After several successes in VC funding, one would expect more hiring.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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IT at ExactTarget
Posted Jul 30, 2009
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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 Jul 2009 (took a day)
Applied online, received an email with followup questionnaire and application. Responded with completed questionnaire and application and received rejection via email within 24 hours. Not sure if I was even considered seriously to begin with or just a formality to get the process over with.
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