I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at American Express (New York, NY) in Jul 2010
Interview
I got an email from Director asking to schedule a 1:1. Had in-person interview and the person seemed very inexperienced in the subject? It was obvious I was being asked question not to demonstrate my knowledge and experience, but to gather information on the subject matter. Gave plenty of examples and demonstrations. The Director told me I should modify my resume to showcase specifics on my experience to be clearer and then she told me the job was a short term assignment. Wait, should have this been made clearer within the job posting or before the interview, I mean just to be clearer? Then I was told I was the third option as there were other two candidates with more credit card experience in the segments. Wait, thanks for the interview invitation but why you invite a third person if you already have the people you are looking for. This got even better; she said I was going to be kept into consideration for Manager roles that required less card experience which was the category I was falling under based on my lack of card experience. Later on, I found this person’s LinkedIn profile and noticed that she had no card experience previous to joining American Express as a Senior Manager. Why would they call people for interview if they already know they don’t have the experience? why would they tell them they require card experience while they didn’t have it themselves? Why would they ask questions to learn about the subject as opposed to test the candidate? Why wouldn’t they tell the candidate the Full-Time Permanent job they applied for is actually a Temporary assignment?
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about your experience with developing strategies
Recruiter was a rude and condescending woman. She clearly had no interest in getting to know me or have a thorough conversation with me. She asked me the basic questions like "tell me about yourself" and "what makes you a fit for this role?"
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me why I've worked at differenct companies in different capacities (aka not the same boring position and job for 7 years)
I applied online. I interviewed at American Express
Interview
The interview process was smooth, there were two rounds. First was with recruiter and was only for 15 mins. The second one was with Hiring Manager, the interviewer was very friendly and nice to talk to, interview went overtime because of the discussions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic SQL questions such as different type of joins. Digital marketing questions and Google Analytics related basic questions.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at American Express
Interview
the interview process included a recruiter screening and three stage interview with case study. stage one was with hiring manager. Stage 2 was a case study and stage 3 with VPs
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
describe a campaign that you that didnt go to plan