The interview process was intense for the level of the role - interviews with 4 different people, a cognitive assessment, a take-home assignment, and a case study during one of the talks. Interviews: They ask your standard questions but overall, they lacked the feeling of a personal connection. It was very structured, cold/dry, and impersonal. I didn't get a feeling of excitement or happiness. This could just be the nature of adjusting to the new normal of interviewing over zoom, The first interview was with one person from the team, the second one was a panel at first - interviewed with another team member and the manager I would be reporting to, and the third was supposed to be with a member of the leadership team. I gathered that at the end of my panel interview, they did care for me so it ended rather abruptly and I did not meet with the last person. Cognitive Assessment: You get 12 minutes to answer 50 questions. You are not expected to answer all. These are SAT type questions revolving around logic, reasoning, etc. Take-Home Assignment: Create a presentation branded to ASG guidelines that you would pitch to a prospective client at Archetype. They provide instruction as to what is expected and you base it off of something you have previously worked on. Expected to take no more than 2-4 hours of your time and you submit it prior to your second round of interviews. Case Study: During the panel interview they described something similar to a current project they are working on. You get 10 minutes to brainstorm and develop a marketing plan and present your ideas. They ask any questions they have. I understand the purpose of this but I found it difficult because you do not have much background information and developing a strategic marketing plan usually includes a small team that works collaboratively. Based on my experience, the company culture did not seem warm and fuzzy or that it provides much of a work/life balance. Ultimately, I did not get an offer. If I had, I would not have accepted the position without requesting another opportunity to speak to the team and get a better feel for the environment to determine if it was the right fit.

The interview process was intense for the level of the role - interviews with 4 different people, a cognitive assessment, a take-home assignment, and a case study during one of the talks. Interviews: They ask your standard questions but overall, they lacked the feeling of a personal connection. The first interview was with one person from the team, the second one was a panel at first - interviewed with another team member and the manager I would be reporting to, and the third was supposed to be with a member of the leadership team. I gathered that at the end of my panel interview, they did care for me so it ended rather abruptly and I did not meet with the last person. Cognitive Assessment: You get 12 minutes to answer 50 questions. You are not expected to answer all. These are SAT type questions revolving around logic, reasoning, etc. Take-Home Assignment: Create a presentation branded to ASG guidelines that you would pitch to a prospective client at Archetype. They provide instruction as to what is expected and you base it off of something you have previously worked on. Expected to take no more than 2-4 hours of your time and you submit it prior to your second round of interviews. Case Study: During the panel interview they described something similar to a current project they are working on. You get 10 minutes to brainstorm and develop a marketing plan and present your ideas. They ask any questions they have. I understand the purpose of this but I found it difficult because you do not have much background information and developing a strategic marketing plan usually includes a small team that works collaboratively. Based on my experience, the company culture did not seem warm and fuzzy or that it provides much of a work/life balance. The interviews were cold/dry and very structured. The lack of personal connection could be due to adjusting to the new life of interviewing via zoom, but I do not think that is the only reason. Ultimately, I did not get an offer and I am not sure I would have accepted it even if I had.