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Anonymous Interview Candidate

No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Balsam Brands in Nov 2022

Interview

Interviewer has a very friendly vibe and answers all the question I had. It was also smooth and enjoyable since he's also talking about the things they do not only me

Interview Questions
  • No offer yet since it's an initial tech interview.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Boise, ID

No Offer
Negative Experience
Difficult Interview
Application

I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Balsam Brands (Boise, ID) in Oct 2022

Interview

The overall interview process lasted about a month and a half from application submission through the final interview, but the process will transition from smooth to intense and extensive. I first received a notification from the recruiter to attend a Zoom interview with the recruiter which was overall a basic albeit pleasant interview. This interview was comprised of discussion of past experience and a general understanding of the position with a couple of tell me about of time questions that were referenced. Upon completion of the interview with the recruiter, I was next invited to attend another Zoom interview with the VP of the department which lasted a little over 45 minutes. This interview although relatively more difficult than the prior, it was quite a smooth and pleasant process which consisted of stating about my background and experience and some aspects of how one would handle certain situations on the job, but nothing too out of the ordinary. One would typically think for a non-managerial position this would be about it in terms of interviews, but NOT the case at all at Balsam Brands. After the interview with the VP, the next step in the process was to have a mass array of additional Zoom interviews which consisted of four additional 45 minute to an hour Zoom interviews with a mixture of 5 different individuals from managers to other individuals in non-managerial roles. Nearly all of these individuals were based in outside departments. These additional interviews were also scattered between three separate days and this is where things get intense and time consuming because these interviews are all entirely based out of tell me about a time situational questions to elaborate on the job situational based questions to put you entirely on the spot. Some of the interviewers were very pleasant and made things very comfortable, but others literally made the interview more in line with an interrogation for a deposition. Despite having to take PTO to accommodate an excessive amount of interviews, the final interview I was provided incorrect Zoom information by a different recruiter to attend resulting in a delay for the final interview. In addition, the last interview was with an individual who had only been with the company just shy of two weeks. This interview definitely caught me off guard because this last interview actually had a surprise visit with the original VP that I had already had an interview with but, this time around the interview is entirely based out of even more tell me about a time to extensive situational based questions and that was the end of it. Lastly, to provide some positive insight on the aspects of the entire interview process, the bright spots were the original recruiter she was great and informative not the second recruiter that provided incorrect Zoom information resulting in a delay the day of the last interview. The only other bright spot was with the gal who I believe was a merchant who was very pleasant and she was able to fit me in for an interview the afternoon the day before Thanksgiving. Lastly, if one wants to take multiple days of PTO off to accommodate an intense interview schedule lasting of several days with 8 different people for a non-managerial role, not to mention that consists of being asked tell me about a time you have failed on the job more than once... than look no further because this may just be the place for you!

Interview Questions
  • What is the most audacious thing you have ever done on the job? How would you face a situation with incomplete or unsubstantiated data? How would you handle a specific situation where there is ambiguous variables at play? Tell me about a time you were creative with data on the job? Tell me about a time you had to say no to your boss or a higher up? Tell me about a time a time where you had to persuade coworkers/managers into a decision they were originally hesitant on? Tell me about a time where you had received feedback "negative feedback implied" on the job? Lastly, be prepared to answer a tell me about a time you failed on the job.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Boise, ID

No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Balsam Brands (Boise, ID)

Interview

Meeting with primary recruiter (very professional & great follow-up) moved forward to second phase however the interview was with a subordinate and not a Sr team member who was viewed the role as requiring extensive retail focus and not able to see the value of my broad product management leadership experience.

Interview Questions
  • Very retail focused questions not product management and strategy. Questions missed the mark for the role advertised..to be fair I believe it was due to the inexperience of the individual doing the second phase interview.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Manila, Manila

No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Balsam Brands (Manila, Manila) in Mar 2022

Interview

I applied online and only got to speak with the HR for the Initial HR interview. Then, there was an assessment given via e-mail. This is an unsupervised assessment and must be completed within 3 hours.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Boise, ID

No Offer
Negative Experience
Difficult Interview
Application

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Balsam Brands (Boise, ID) in Feb 2022

Interview

I was invited to interview with Balsam Brands twice, which I thought was odd. I confirmed that the recruiter only wanted to do one interview, and they said they they hadn't meant to sent the second invitation. Due to time zones, it was necessary to take time off work. I confirmed twice with the recruiter on the time. My interview was cancelled mere hours before it was to begin, no explanation provided. I wrote a nice note about how I still wanted to interview (because I did), provided my availability, and offered to do a phone screen if that was better for them. Silence for two weeks, and then a form email saying they'd moved forward with other people, and I had not been selected to interview. Except, you know, I had been. It's left a terrible taste in my mouth, and speaks to an organization that is at best disorganized and confused, and at worst, highly dysfunctional.

Interview Questions
  • Well, I answered some questions about my availability.
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Balsam Brands

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I interviewed at Balsam Brands

Interview

Quality communications from Recruiting staff, and efficient scheduling of interviews. The team worked with me to find a time that worked in my calendar. Friendly, fair, and informative interviews. Timely response from Recruiting on next steps.

Interview Questions
  • Tell me how your previous experience aligns with the deliverables of this role?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate

No Offer
Neutral Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Balsam Brands in Oct 2021

Interview

It was a pretty standard interview via Zoom. The lady was nice and it lasted about 30 minutes. She always answered by questions and told me the interview process was about three steps. First the initial interview with her, an Excel exam, and one with the hiring manager/team. I had asked her if Excel was really prioritized but she said it wouldn’t make or break the interview process. Not too sure why I didn’t get past initial interview but the overall process was pretty standard.

Interview Questions
  • Why are you interested in our merchandise position? How would you rate yourself from 1-10 in Excel, organization, communication? How much are you considering for salary? Tell me about a time where you made a mistake, whether at work or with a team. Tell me about a time where you worked or had an experience with a team. Tell me about your previous job, what you liked or didn’t like. Tell me how you stay organized. Describe your personality in four words. Where do you see yourself in a few years, career wise?
2 people found this interview helpful

Balsam Brands

Anonymous Employee

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Difficult Interview
Application

I interviewed at Balsam Brands

Interview

The interview process was smooth and the questions were challenging. The interviewers were easy to talk to and they make you feel comfortable even though you're in a tense situation. It made for a very enjoyable experience overall!

Interview Questions
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Anonymous Interview Candidate

No Offer
Positive Experience
Easy Interview
Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Balsam Brands

Interview

Overall process took 2 months, i waited quite a bit to get the first interview with the recruiter. After that the process was quite fast. 1 interview with the recruiter, 1 interview with the hiring manager, an HTML assessment, and then an interview with 5-6 people each.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined Offer
Positive Experience
Difficult Interview
Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Balsam Brands in Nov 2020

Interview

It is a lengthy process that took 9 total interviews over 2 months. half of those interviews will be on the easier side with junior to mid-level people, the rest are much harder with VPs and hiring managers that come prepared with many behavioral questions. They will also ask for past work references

Interview Questions
  • Q: Tell me about a time where you were going to miss a deadline
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Balsam Brands Interviews FAQs

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Balsam Brands as 71.1% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.16 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Business Strategist and Product Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Assistant Merchant and User Experience Designer roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at Balsam Brands takes an average of 26.73 days when considering 38 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Software QA Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas User Experience Designer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).

Common stages of the interview process at Balsam Brands according to 38 Glassdoor interviews include:

Phone Interview: 28.38%

One on One Interview: 20.27%

Presentation: 20.27%

Group Panel Interview: 10.81%

Skills Test: 9.46%

Drug Test: 5.41%

Personality Test: 2.70%

IQ Intelligence Test: 1.35%

Other: 1.35%

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