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Updated Mar 20, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Account Manager at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Posted Mar 20, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took 3 weeks)
I networked in through a friend that works there. I've heard that they don't accept random applicants as they are mostly concerned about culture/fit (aka "the beer test") and a solid agency background (which is great). I interviewed with their recruiting manager first and she did a great job grilling me -- lots and lots of poignant questions like why I left certain jobs, technical questions about my capabilities/digital experience etc... a few weeks later I interviewed with account directors and a group account director... all in all, it was a good interview experience and the people are nice.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Account Coordinator at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Posted May 19, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 in San Francisco, CA (took 1 week)
They mainly asked about my background and saw if I was a good personality fit with the team. I met with no less than 5 people and the interview lasted a few hours.
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Negotiation Details
I didn't try to negotiate unfortunately, but I think for this role there would not be much room. It's a starting point at the company and includes overtime hours, which most other roles here do not.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Manager at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Posted Mar 11, 2011
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2.0
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 Detroit, MI (took 3 weeks)
Interviewed with several people. Interviews were non conventional.
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Pretty easy
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I got the interview through a Recruiter.
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Marketing at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Posted Jan 3, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Jun 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took a day)
The company seemed very chill. I noticed the dress code was casual and employees can bring their pets in which I thought was cool. The interviewing process itself was fairly standard. Meeting with two people, each interview took about 25-30 minutes each. I was asked what it is about marketing that interests me, what marketing projects I've worked on and what I know about the company. What happened after the interview is what was a huge let down for me. I was told they would contact me for a follow up group interview. I tried to get in touch with the company to follow up on my status and didn't hear back for weeks. And I heard I didn't get the job through word of mouth which isn't the most professional way to go about this.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Account Manager at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Posted Aug 18, 2010
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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 Mar 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took a day)
I only had a day of interviews. It was a rapid fire of four different employees from varied levels within Goodby. They expect you to have a lot of questions, so be prepared to ask. They'll judge you if you don't have a good set prepared. You should ask about everything from how people like their jobs to what the group / project dynamics are. They're busy people, so don't waste their time with generic questions either.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Operations Manager at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Posted Jul 12, 2010
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4.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took 3 weeks)
I worked with a recruiter to get the interview with Goodby, they get many. many resumes so I was really pleasantly surprised to get an interview at all. The position is a very robust one with a lot of opportunity's to grow within that position. I met with several employees and they do a comprehensive job in the interviews. Be prepared to talk to why and how you got into advertising and explain why you left your previous positions.
Also be prepared to describe your "ideal job" and yourself to the interviewers.
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Reason for Declining
Everything points to no work life balance and that's something I'm not willing to give up to work at a advertising agency. I do understand that's the trade off in advertising sometimes BUT there are good shops out there that do respect their employee's home life and foster a healthy balance. I am ok with working a ton of hours sometimes, I get that it's ebb and flow - just don't want it to be the norm all the time.
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