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Updated Jan 23, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Cashier at Vail Resorts
Posted Jan 23, 2012
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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 Dec 2010 (took a day)
I was applying for a winter-season job in Keystone Resort. Since i'm from South America, i applied through an latin-american agency in charge of gathering university students willing to work in the United States for a period up to 4 months with the J1 Visa.
After my online application (through the agency's website) i was scheduled for a single interview with the Human Resources Manager. Since I was being interviewed for an entry level seasonal job, most questions where behavioral (Give me an example of a time when you motivated others, How do you describe your priorities when scheduling your time?, etc). They also asked me why i wanted to work for the Vail Resorts and how i heard from them. After 15 minutes of interview, the interviewer told me it would take them up to 3 weeks to choose their candidates, and so it was.
After 3 weeks, a received a confirmation and i was hired as a full time cashier at one of the resorts' restaurants. My experience there resulted very pleasant, characterized by a very friendly and dynamic environment.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Staff Accountant at Vail Resorts
Posted Oct 13, 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 Apr 2010 in Broomfield, CO (took 1 week)
Applied online at Skijob1.com.
Had a phone interview with HR to cover general interview questions.
Interviewed face to face with a manager.
Didn't get that job, but later was selected for an interview with another group (they do recycle resumes, something I haven't seen much in other companies).
Received a job offer the next day.
Overall, the questions were very basic, mostly consisting of questions to determine if I would work well with their group.
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Negotiation Details
None, it's take it or leave it (at least at the lower position levels)
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Executive Administrative Assistant at Vail Resorts
Posted Aug 9, 2011
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2.0
Easy 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)
Vail Resorts recruiter contacted me via Linked In; interviewed F2F with recruiter, and have 2nd interview scheduled
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Guest Services at Vail Resorts
Posted Aug 8, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in Vail, CO (took 2 days)
Applied online and got a call to schedule a phone interview about 3 weeks later. Interview was pretty standard... "how would you deal with angry guests" ... "what are 3 adjectives that describe you" ... "what is your proudest moment/biggest accomplishment" ... "why do you feel you'd be the right candidate for Vail" etc. Guy interviewing sounded pretty relaxed, pretty easy to talk to.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
none.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Front End Developer- Epicmix at Vail Resorts
Posted Jul 22, 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 Jul 2011 in Broomfield, CO (took a day)
I interviewed with the IT Head for Epicmix, in addition to the entire team at Epicmix.
My impressions are that they are stuck on .net-based CMS systems. They are also very Angry at Crispin Porter for building the first version of Epicmix.
For those that don't know Epicmix is a product that "takes your location," gives you stats on your vertical feet, upload and share pictures.
I have been doing Startups for over 5 years in the Social Space and I asked questions like, why don't you use the GPS on IOS and Android. Their answer was you can't because it does not work right, and besides we want to leverage our RFID checkin at the lift technology. I then said, so If I'm trying to find my "mom" it just tells me she checked into Eagle Bahn (a gondola) 5 minutes ago, but I still can't find her. I then said well, I know that mapmyfitness and Loopt offers API's and partnerships that Vail Resorts could leverage.
Big picture time. Say I just dropped 10k to fly my family to Vail or Brek and I get your app. It needs to tell me what to do there, foursquare integration with checkins and deals, yelp api calls for reviews on restaurants and businesses, mapmyfitness api call to track my mountain bike/ski/cross country ski/find my child (like Copper Mountain), not to mention uploading you pic and doing an Facebook activity stream integration as well as Twitter. At the end of the day you want that family to come back and drop another 10k next year, right?
In addition, the Epicmix team in Broomfield runs the main website, but I 90% of the users run the IOS or Android app. If 90% of your users run IOS or Android why would you not have Objective C and Java developers on staff? This might explain why the website and the apps have very different "look-and-feel" and why they don't have a truly innovative ideas on how to build out their platform. They really might consider hiring a UI and Social Media Art Director Web Producer to tie this thing together.
In the end I would not work there because they are paying 20% under the market, which explains a lot why they are running a mediocre product with a mediocre team.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Guest Services at Vail Resorts
Posted Feb 28, 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 2010 in Keystone, CO (took 5 days)
Applied online and went through a quick phone interview. Told me they'd call me back the next day but it actually ended up taking about 4 days to get an in person interview. Be persistent or they are likely to forget about you. Once I got to the in person interview they asked really basic questions about my background and why I would be a good fit. Asked for a few examples of my work history and what I would like about working there. Nothing too difficult and no off the wall questions mostly just stuff from a script.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
None, they have no room to give you anything but an existing position and pay. They have a preset offer already decided and if you don't take it you don't get the job.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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MAP Program at Vail Resorts
Posted Nov 9, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 (took a day)
The interview was a bout 8 structured questions. You have freedom in your responses which was nice. The recruiters seem interested in finding the best possible candidates so be prepared.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Lead Ticket Scanner at Vail Resorts
Posted Aug 2, 2010
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2008 in Vail, CO (took 3 weeks)
I interviewed for the position at an interviewing fair in NYC. It is essentially a bunch of recruiters that travel the country and interview for all sorts of positions within the company. I had a pretty basic and easy interview with a recruiter, and we discussed my resume and areas that I may be a good fit. After the interview, the recruiter discussed my credentials and interview with the manager of the department and I received a call from him a couple weeks later with an offer.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Media Manager at Vail Resorts
Posted Jan 14, 2010 — 3 of 3 people found this helpful
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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 Jan 2010 in Broomfield, CO (took a day)
Basic questions from the recruiter:
- tell me your life story
- what's your strengths
- what's your weaknesses
- how many projects have you managed at one time and what was your scope on them
- if you were this or that, which way do you lean
- what would you former boss say about you.
Good basic screening interview. The recruiter I dealt with was nice and professional.
Reason for Declining
Found out that the salary for the position was much much lower than what is the market norm. Also found out that the actual job was more junior than what I thought it would be.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Compensation Analyst at Vail Resorts
Posted Nov 14, 2009
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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 Feb 2009 in Broomfield, CO (took 1 week)
Phone interview was standard, confirming items on resume and confirming interest. One to one interview was with hiring manager and again, pretty standard.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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