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Updated Nov 30, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Web Designer at Overstock.com
Posted Nov 30, 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 Nov 2011 in Salt Lake City, UT (took 4+ weeks)
A recruiter got in touch with me and then asked me to submit a document answering 10 questions about certain things in the field (i.e. what tools I used and why, experience with code, etc.). Then I moved onto a phone interview, which they offered me a 1:1 interview the next day. I went to the 1:1, it consisted of 5 members from Overstock, they offered me the job the next day.
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Negotiation Details
I didn't really negotiate, the recruiter mostly did that for me.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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IT Operations at Overstock.com
Posted Oct 31, 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 Jun 2010 (took 2 days)
Someone within the company saw that I was looking for a job on facebook and sent me a link to the job posting. I applied. I was called 3 days later for a one on one interview with my potential manager the next Friday. Tuesday I has my second interview in a panel style with the same manager and his director. Friday I was asked for my salary range. Monday I got an offer letter. I started work a week later.
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Negotiation Details
I did not negotiate because they offered me higher than my proposed salary range.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Data Analyst at Overstock.com
Posted Sep 12, 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 in Salt Lake City, UT (took 2+ weeks)
I have two onsite interviews for overstock. Peoples are kind in the interview. There were at least 4 people in each interview. Asked for past experience, data analysis concepts, and behavioral questions in the first round. Next round focused on the technical skill test. Both were almost 1 hour. In the technical skill test included the sql test.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Software Developer at Overstock.com
Posted Aug 30, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Salt Lake City, UT (took 4 days)
Recruiter convinced me to interview despite my better judgement. Overstock has a bad rep locally as a bit of a sweat shop and one that tends to lay people off regularly. My recruiter said things had changed in the past few years. I arrived around 11am and met with 2 senior level guys. They had me write code for a binary tree traversal on the board and asked a series of questions. After that, 2 different guys took me to lunch. Lunch seemed geared around getting to know me as a person and didn't involve and traditional interview questions. It was very casual. After lunch, I got a small tour of the building and met with 3 other guy who grilled me technically for a while. Lastly, I met with a higher up (VP type) and was given the Overstock sales pitch. Overall, I thought the interview was fairly easy despite being a 4 hour ordeal.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Marketing Associate at Overstock.com
Posted Aug 16, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in Salt Lake City, UT (took 1 week)
I initially received a call from the hiring manager to schedule a phone interview and interviewed with the manager a few days later. The call lasted about 40 minutes and covered my work experience and how that related to the specific job that I was applying for. One question that I was asked was what metrics I would use to assess the effectiveness of a particular channel. Overall I would say that the interview was very cordial and professional and I enjoyed the interview process.
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Reason for Declining
The salary range was a little bit short of my needs.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Creative Coordinator at Overstock.com
Posted May 30, 2011
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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 Feb 2011 in Salt Lake City, UT (took 2 weeks)
Applied online and received notice to schedule a phone interview. Phone interview was basic questions, nothing I haven't heard before. After that, I received another email to schedule a face-to-face interview. Went to the Overstock headquarters and interviewed with two team members from the division the position was in. They asked me a lot of questions about how I would handle certain situations that would arise in the position. I was asked to go online and take a test after that interview, which involved many quantitative questions. Was informed by email after a week that they had hired for the position internally.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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Software Engineer at Overstock.com
Posted May 25, 2011
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4.0
Difficult 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)
Applied online got a call in 2 weeks , had phone interview followed by onsite interview. Questions were java related and the previous work experience. Also included a technical question on trees which they expected you to code on the white board...overall experience was very nice and they were quick in following up...
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Senior Software Engineer at Overstock.com
Posted May 2, 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 2010 in Salt Lake City, UT (took 4+ weeks)
Contacted a recruiter who forwarded my resume to the company. Then I had a phone interview with the recruiter which was not very technical. Then they scheduled a technical phone interview with 4 people. They asked standard questions like design patterns, automated testing, and architecture (describe architectural decisions in last project, my answer was not good on this one). Then they scheduled an onsite interview. They paid the flight and a decent hotel near their HQ. The onsite interview consisted of several 45min interviews with senior devs from different departments. There was also some good lunch in a nearby restaurant. For the on-site you want to prepare trees (small coding question involving recursion) and hibernate. They seem to love hibernate; I think I was asked about this in almost all of the interviews.
Initially they did not make an offer (could be because they did not think I would stay there with my personal situation), but then made me an offer a few months (!) later. I declined the offer since I already had another one.
Interview Questions
! me describing project
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Reason for Declining
Already accepted another offer.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer at Overstock.com
Posted Apr 23, 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 Mar 2011 (took a day)
I was not really not prepared. I would have answered all the questions they asked now!
Resume walk through was easy..a couple of standard java questions..
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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CRM Analyst at Overstock.com
Posted Apr 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 Mar 2011 (took a day)
Contacted by a head hunter. The head hunter told me the pay would be in one range, and when I got there the hiring manager told me a much lower range. I had a current job that paid well, so I did continue interviewing with them.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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