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Updated May 18, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Software Engineer at ZocDoc
Posted May 18, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in New York, NY (took 1+ week)
My interview process with the company was very smooth and an overall positive experience. I first had a call with a recruiter, followed by a phone screen with the CTO, and last came into the office to interview with several engineers and have lunch with the team. They asked a lot of the typical questions that are asked during interviews of software engineers, and were very pleasant to talk to during the process. Towards the end, the CEO popped in to say hi and after all 1:1 interviews were conducted the CTO came in and personally gave me an offer. The work culture is very fun and enjoyable (lots of drinking and socializing on weekends and regular Team Fortress 2 LAN parties after work). Looks really great for engineers but it seems like some of the non-engineers feel under-appreciated. As an engineer, if it looks like you fit well into the company culture, I would totally consider applying.
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One downside of the process is that there was not much room for negotiation and they are not transparent about how much of the company you are getting in stock (they only tell you the number of shares, but not the percentage of the company it represents, which is completely unhelpful). If you are applying for an engineering position, make sure they tell you what percentage of the company you are getting, as this is simply the proper way startups should treat their employees. If they refuse to tell you the %, assume the stock options are worthless and factor that into your decision.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Intern at ZocDoc
Posted May 15, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in New York, NY (took 2 days)
The interview was not set up well...there were periods of time where i was just left alone for 30 minutes at a time and all of the interviewers were a mess. There was no sense of cohesiveness and the interview process was too long for just an internship.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Business Analyst at ZocDoc
Posted May 10, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 in New York, NY (took 3 days)
I had two rounds of phone interviews (2 days in a row) with a very pleasant, energetic recruiter. This process was mostly 'screening' - conversations about the future of ZocDoc, my interests, etc. The actual interview was conducted over Skype a few days later.
I can easily say the man that interviewed me was one of the rudest individuals I have ever interacted with on a professional level. He rolled his eyes at me at least 4 times, was slouched in his chair, had clearly minimized my Skype 'window' and was conducting other business. At one point he even taunted me: I asked "Do you hope to follow the same business model and have the same success in Europe?" (as they are expanding internationally). He paused, gave an incredulous laugh, and said "UMM, well obviouslyyyy we hope to have success wherever we go." It was an out of body experience. At the end of the interview, I still felt compelled to thank him for his time, etc. As I was thanking him, he kept mumbling "yep, yep" and impatiently nodded his head, with his hand hovered over his mouse, as if to indicate "c'mon, I'm trying to finish this up and you're bugging me." This was an experiene I will literally never forget.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Operations at ZocDoc
Posted May 14, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2012 in New York, NY (took a day)
Interviewed with the HR Director, regular interview with expected questions. People are very laid back. Will hear back from them in 2 days. It was more of a conversation and I asked a lot of questions about the position and the department. Was given a tour
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Customer Service at ZocDoc
Posted May 11, 2012
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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 May 2010 in New York, NY (took a day)
I applied online and was asked to come in for a face-to-face interview. I saw 3 people total, 2 employees and one of the founders. The questions they asked were pretty standard and I wasn't asked to perform any tasks. One question was about how I would handle a customer who was angry. Not sure if I answered it to their satisfaction though.
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Technical Lead at ZocDoc
Posted May 2, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 in New York, NY (took 2 days)
I think this would rate as the second worse interview I have had in my life.
From the outset of the interview it was very clear the interviewer wanted to make a case against the technology direction the company was going and so he wasnt interested in hiring someone with a background in that technology which he did not have.
The guy was disoraganized, scatter-brained and 20 minutes late to the call. He had this Cali-Silicon-Valley-startup geek schtick going. Apparently they buy that act in NY. I learned more about the guy than he did about me while he was trying to impress me channeling Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs.
He asked a few Computer Science student questions which I did not do well with. These are the type of questions you get fresh out of school, not as a Lead. He did not ask any process, design, or technical leadership questions.
He asked exactly one technology question and he clearly did not know the subject area. He asked the question wrong and did not understand the answer.
I left the interview very disappointed in ZocDoc that they actually entrust hiring decisions to someone clearly unqualified and with a hidden agenda, but with no regrets as I think that guy helped me avoid making a very big mistake. It was an interesting view into this startup.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Sales Executive at ZocDoc
Posted Apr 22, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Mar 2012 in New York, NY (took 1 week)
Initially contacted via phone by a very nice, but very young woman (this was her first job, one year out of college) in HR. We talked about my resume and she moved me on to the next round to be held over the phone with the company's most senior person. In the meantime, she emailed me an assessment to take prior to my second phone interview. I assumed it would be similar to other types of personality and job function type tests I've taken in the past, but it was not. The qualifications for being a Sales Rep for ZocDoc apparently include extensive knowledge of algebra, geometry, word problems relating to multiplication and fractions, as well as much more psycho-babble you'd expect to see on a test to become a commander of a nuclear submarine. It was ridiculous, and took well over two hours. Some of the questions were laughable, and my wife actually cracked up when the avatar on the screen would read them out. I focused hard and did well, though, so all that was left was the phone interview. The woman who interviewed me seemed extremely distracted and not in the least bit interested in talking to me. The first person was much better, but this one was not prepared at all. After telling me I scored well on the assessment, she basically asked questions similar to, "So, why do you want to work with ZocDoc?" Seriously? Most lame opening gambit ever, and so amateurish. I gamely did my best, though, and thought I peppered her with intelligent questions regarding the company's structure and how I would fit in. No dice, though. Got a form letter email a week later. So glad I spent all that time answering those personality questions. Now this company has this detailed profile on me as an individual, and I have nothing on them outside of what's online. Be careful.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Operations Associate at ZocDoc
Posted Apr 18, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in New York, NY (took 1 week)
Submitted my resume on Monday morning and heard back from a recruiter later that day. Had two different 1:1 phone interviews the next day -- one with the recruiter and another with a member of the operations team. They scheduled me to come into the office two days later, where I had four 20-minute interviews in a row. My recruiter had warned me multiple times that I would be asked "outside the box" questions and I should be prepared. I was worried that I would be asked crazy things like how many golfballs could fit in an airplane or how many people use Facebook in Los Angeles on a Thursday at 4:30 -- instead I was just asked personality-based questions like, "What's the nicest thing you've ever done for someone?" Those types of questions can be frustrating because I often feel like I could have answered a thousand different ways, and I get judged on a random answer picked under pressure. Everyone was extremely friendly and smiley, but they aren't very invested in any one candidate, since they bring in many candidates a day to be interviewed and each team member does many interviews. Did not feel liked I'd knocked it out of the park -- and got a phonecall a few days later saying they'd "decided to go in a different direction."
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer at ZocDoc
Posted Apr 13, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in New York, NY (took 4 days)
The interview was first with the HR and later with technical people.
The questions during the technical interview were all CS data structures. No trick questions o brain teasers.
The interviewers were very friendly and relaxed.
I have only good to say about the company except that the questions were very abstract and general and not related to real world scenarios.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Skills Test.
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Operations Associate at ZocDoc
Posted Apr 1, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in New York, NY (took 4 days)
First was a phone screen- very basic, going over resume. At the end asked if I was free later in the same day for a round 2 interview. Had second interview, asked all behavioral questions again. Interviewer was not that friendly. I happened to already have a flight to NY so was able to interview when I was in town anyway - I'm not sure if they would've paid for a flight. They didn't reimburse me for my train ticket or anything, so i'm not sure. Had 3 back to back interviews in the office, some interviewers were really nice, others were not so nice and kind of weird. One interviewer cut me off mid-sentence to finish our interview. It was pretty rude. Overall, seems like an interesting place to work and I like their business model but pay is extremely low for NYC (most employees said they lived in Queens or surrounding areas). One tip, they said they are looking for someone "quirky" because that's an essential attribute of someone in the operations role apparently.
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