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Updated Apr 5, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Branch Manager at Revolution Prep
Posted Apr 5, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 (took a day)
I applied online after being spammed by the company to my school email and did not really know what I was applying to. The company is very hierarchal and does huge recruiting at the Ivy Leagues. They just want kids with the ivy name to work for them so they can make a good name for themselves, build their reputation, and be a more reputable company. The founders went to Harvard, I think. I felt like they were selling the job to me than I was interviewing for them at the panel interview.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Instructor at Revolution Prep
Posted Dec 29, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 (took a day)
The interview was on campus and very quick (~10 minutes). I wasn't sure if I had left any impression at all, since they had a lot of interviews scheduled that day. I think they wanted to know how I would operate from a business perspective, based on the questions. Just think about how you would approach advertising and organizing, and you will be fine.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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K12 Regional Manager at Revolution Prep
Posted Aug 17, 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 Aug 2011 in Santa Monica, CA (took 1+ week)
Interviewed for K12 Regional Manager in August. First interview was over the phone with an in house recruiter. Went well and she scheduled a follow up with the hiring manager. That interview went well as well (or so I thought) and he scheduled an interview with their National SM. We did that interview over Skype, and I thought I killed it! I closed with the classic close question, and he recognized it and told me he would have been disappointed if I hadn't. He told me they were down to 3 candidates and I was the first he talked to of the 3. He promised to get back to me either way, which I thought was nice. On the following Monday, the position was reposted and I got a call from HR that they went with another candidate. Weird? Anyhow, it left me to wonderif perhaps I am overqualified.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Manager at Revolution Prep
Posted Jun 6, 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 Jun 2011 in Santa Monica, CA (took a day)
Received a phone call to set up a phone interview about 2-3 weeks after applying. Was asked the general details of my resume and past experiences. Was asked how my past experiences can be translated to the job position.
I asked the recruiter what she perceived to be the challenges that I might face for the job position and she described the environment and culture to be entrepreneurial and requires a great deal of self-initiative.
Recruiter was very nice and cordial.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Summer Management Program at Revolution Prep
Posted Apr 1, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 (took a day)
The hiring process was about as straight forward as they come. Apply online, which took about 20 minutes answering basic short questions such as why are you interested in the program, how you can contribute, etc. The interview was only 15 minutes. You talk about your accomplishments, why are you interested in the program, what does teaching mean to you, etc. Then voila a week later you get your results.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Leadership Development at Revolution Prep
Posted Oct 12, 2010
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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 2010 (took 1 week)
I met a recruiter at my university's career fair, applied online, was called for an interview the following day. The interview was one-on-one via skype. Typical questions were asked, walked through my resume, went over strengths, etc. A second interview was requested for the following week, also via skype. I was given two separate role playing scenarios of which I would sell the product on a B2C level and then on a B2B. I had to call to reschedule the interview due to it conflicting with my mid-term examinations. I left a voicemail for my second interviewer and my call was never returned. The rest of the interview process would have consisted of a current new hire calling to talk to me about to job, and then a visit to the corporate headquarters in Santa Monica, CA.
I felt the recruiter was unprofessional in not returning my phone call, or the lack of expressing no further interest in me for the position.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Instructor at Revolution Prep
Posted Jun 9, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 May 2009 (took 4 weeks)
The company was in every way friendly and helpful. Very high expectations were stated from the start, so there were no surprises. After an initial phone consultation I was instructed to prepare a brief and engaging presentation on a topic of my choosing, which I would give a few weeks later to the manager and group of applicants. About 15 of us showed up and presented. We got notes on our presentations and then the manager talked to us about the company. A good number of us made it to the next phase, where we had to learn their entire curriculum and be prepared to present any part of it. If we did end up being hired then we would be paid $200 for the training. If we didn't get hired, we would get nothing. This was very intimidating as it was a large up-front commitment for something that may not work out. However I believe this part of the process was just self-selective because nearly all of us who actually did that were eventually offered jobs. Many people just opted not to continue. We also had to take a full-length practice SAT. A few weeks later we all got together to give our presentations. We were each called up a few times to present on a few different things. In the long run the interview-meets-training process ended up being very helpful because if you did make it all the way through then you would really be ready to teach the curriculum once you were actually assigned a class. One last thing to note is that receiving an offer of employment didn't necessarily translate to an instant teaching job, as the available teaching jobs were handed out on a merit basis (performance in the interview process and practice SAT score).
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Presentation and a Skills Test.
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Teacher at Revolution Prep
Posted Apr 19, 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 Dec 2009 (took 3 days)
It was pretty simple. Email, phone call, visit to NYC. Then mentoring. It was a painless process. Mentoring is paid for, but takes a couple of months so be prepared to put in some ground work before seeing a paycheck.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Management Development Program at Revolution Prep
Posted Mar 11, 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 Santa Monica, CA (took 2 weeks)
Recruiter was very friendly and promptly made an appointment for an in-person interview. Interviewers stressed importance of relocating, asked situational/behavioral questions and were very nice. They are SUPER big on relocating and I think they could sense my hesitation so they did not offer me a position. Definitely know you can relocate before you waste your time with an interview.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Entrepreneurial Management Program at Revolution Prep
Posted Feb 25, 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 Nov 2009 (took 2 weeks)
Applied in October but did not hear back for weeks. I only received an interview because I sent a follow up email to HR. I hear they have gotten much better with responding to candidates. Several one-on-one interviews...nothing out of the ordinary. I thought the company was different because of the focus on quality SAT prep for all except one person that I interviewed with kept reiterated that this is for-profit company as if it was impossible to have an educational mission and make money. I was pretty excited about the company but the more I looked into the core product (SAT prep), the more I realized that they don't do a good job of customizing the course to the student. In the end, they are just like Kaplan/Princeton etc. except they capitalize on the PR of "everyone can attend our class, regardless of the ability to pay"
I also had to follow up to get my final decision (which was a 'no') but by that time I was okay not working at Revolution Prep.
Pros: The position is great for recent graduates who want a lot of responsbility quickly and are interested in working with sales. They seem to have a lot of training and support available to you can be a great Regional Sales Manager
Cons: there's a lot of negative experiences that people have had the SAT prep services offered by the company. If you actually care about what you'll be selling, this might not be the best place for you.
Weirdest question: So, are you in a relationship? (I think she was trying to see how flexibile I was with relocation because you spend 1-2 years in their Santa Monica office and then move to another region for the actual sales position) The question was a poor way of learning about my flexibility with moving.
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