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Updated Dec 28, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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IT at Motley Fool
Posted Dec 28, 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 Jan 2011 in Alexandria, VA (took 2 months)
The interview process was pretty straight, consisted of a initial HR interview and then couple of in person interviews by a panel of people from different teams.
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There's room for negotiation
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Office Dynamo Aka Office Manager at Motley Fool
Posted Nov 28, 2011
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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 Nov 2011 in Alexandria, VA (took a day)
I received an email response to an online application requesting an initial phone interview that would last no longer than 15 minutes. The interviewer called on time, discussed the company structure and the job hours and salary of the position. The discussion was short and the interview felt ill-prepared and a little too informal.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Intern at Motley Fool
Posted Jul 30, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Apr 2011 (took 3 weeks)
Unlike any other process. I basically submitted an application online (which was really easy) and sent someone I knew an email saying I was applying. I then didn't hear anything for a while, came to the office for a young-people event, ended up talking to the person reviewing my application, came away with the sense I would not get the job, heard nothing for a couple more weeks, then got a phone interview that was a peice of cake, basically trying to get to know me and know what I wanted to do, then didn't hear anything for a couple weeks, but then got the job.
In all it was actually quite easy, they were very very nice about it, although somewhat confusing in that I had no idea what my chances of getting the job were.
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Negotiation Details
I was doing a school-related project and thus the internship was unpaid, although I ended up extending it and getting paid later. That part was really awesome because I didn't even ask to get paid but got offered pay anyways and (obviously) accepted.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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QA Intern at Motley Fool
Posted Mar 29, 2010
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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 Mar 2008 (took a day)
Very casual phone interview, not overly technical. I feel like the interview was based more on getting to know me and seeing if I fit the company, rather than reviewing my skills. It was a phone interview with the QA Head as well as the team leader of the team I would be working on, which allowed me to get two different perspectives on the company.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Software Engineer at Motley Fool
Posted Dec 14, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2007 in Alexandria, VA (took 2 weeks)
I applied for this job and had a couple of phoners which went well. They invited me to their office in Alexandria, VA for what turned out to be a full-day event along with lunch with practically the entire staff at one of the excellent local restaurants Alexandria is famous for.
First there's no nearby free parking and since I could not find the secret parking lot it was awkward to leave in order to feed the parking meter every couple of hours. They seemed to have a can of quarters ready for just this purpose.
I met with several groups of people. Each group was two or three people. It consisted of everyone from middle management to software engineering to systems administrators. It's a rather young group and they are a good example of a company that grew rich on AOL billing and somewhat successfully made the transition to the web.
After the waves of group interviews we went to lunch with about 15 other people. We also played foosball in the Fool's game room and toured the very makeshift offices.
Then the fun stopped and it was time for the skills test. I made it clear I was not a C# developer so I chose to perform my skills test in Java. I sat at an empty desk like all the other desks (no privacy) and had to fill it out in Wordpad. I can't really say how well I did because when we reviewed my answers the interviewer seemed to give me a blank look about the whole thing and I had the strong sensation that he felt like I wasted their day.
They really wanted to get to know me so if you aren't the outgoing type you might be rejected on how you interact with them. I rather wish I knew this beforehand so I could have practiced foosball as much as I prepared for the skills test. I think I saw at least one of the Gardners but nobody seemed interested in introducing me to them.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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