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Updated May 1, 2023
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Sydney
I interviewed at Buffer (Sydney)
It was a long process with lots of steps before even landing an interview. Once I did get an interview even then it wasn't quite clear what was expected. I studied and prepared for the interview and then it was completely different to what was advised.
- How do you align with Buffer's values?
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. I interviewed at Buffer
I had a few rounds of interviews, and was offered an interview with the manager -- I was very excited to make it this far. Day of the interview, I received a cancelation and they decided to go with another candidate to my dismay.
- Culture questions to see how you'd fit in with the Buffer culture.
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Anonymous Employee in Oshawa, ON
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Buffer (Oshawa, ON) in Jun 2022
5 step interview with take-home assignment and CEO interview included. Very conversational and we worked through some cases. The values and culture fit was the most critical component, as they are prepared to teach and help you.
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Nowhere, OK
I interviewed at Buffer (Nowhere, OK)
I applied last month after already having applied last year. The job description was pretty much the same and last year I passed all interviews stages, being rejected in the last one. This time I got rejected even before the interview, one month after applying through the website. This makes me thing they don't accept people who applied before and got rejected, which means I'll probably have no chances in this company again.
- no questions
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Buffer in May 2022
I was targetted by email on a list, to which I completed a detailed response and outlined a number of reasons as to why I would be a good fit for the job. I received an anonymous follow up asking me to complete 3 hour assessment in order to continue with the process.
- Complete this exercise which will take 3 hours.
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Buffer
I did only the first values call with HR. I was asked if it was ok if they recorded the interview and said ok, mainly because I was surprised and didn't think twice. A week later I got a rejection email. I replied to the email asking for feedback and kindly requesting that they delete the video from their archives, due to privacy concerns. I never got a reply. This made a really bad impression on me.
- the standard generic questions regarding culture
Anonymous Interview Candidate in San Francisco, CA
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Buffer (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2022
The interview process was a lot of work, but understandable as they get a ton of applications. I had to create a project and it took a long time to hear back. Overall, it was a good experience and everyone was incredibly kind.
- The first interview was about values, then the second was with the Marketing Manager and the third with the CEO.
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Buffer
A couple of weeks after I applied I received the following email from the team, "We received a tremendous response to our listing so for this next phase we have a take home exercise for you. " The take home exercise was in depth. We were asked to create a 7 day content calendar for Buffer's Instagram and Twitter accounts. That's 14 pieces of content. From scratch. Just to get an interview. Of course I want to do well, so I spend probably close to 8 hours working on this. About as much time as I would if I was actually the SMM. A couple of weeks later I receive this message, "We've decided to pursue another candidate with stronger experience at this time. " Note the word experience. I'm led to believe that they sent this exercise to the "tremendous" amount of applicants they received, without even looking at resumes or experience levels. If I didn't have the experience they were looking for, why would they ask me to complete the exercise to begin with? What a waste of time, and to not even get on the phone with someone.
- Create a content calendar from Monday to Sunday for Buffer's Twitter and Instagram Grid.
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Buffer in Oct 2021
Everyone I spoke with was delightful. I'd work with them in a heartbeat. Some challenges: It took 8 weeks to get through 3 stages of the process. I went quite a while without hearing anything at all, and when I emailed the recruiter to find out what steps remained (twice), I got no reply. That process outline was probably in the job description (and eventually I tracked it down on a Glassdoor interview review!), but by then, I had another offer and the job description was no longer posted. That said, there isn't another company I'd rather work with, simply based on the four people I spoke to at Buffer. Maybe next time.
- How to you plan a GTM strategy?
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Buffer in Sep 2021
The process went exactly as advertised. 1 take home test and 4 levels of interviews. Everyone was lovely throughout the interview process. I'm not sure exactly what went wrong but I got ghosted after completing the 5th stage. A bit disappointing and strange as one of the company's value is transparency so I don't understand why I can't get an answer (even if it's a no) despite multiple follow ups.
- They asked to share a mistake I made and what I learned from it.
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Buffer as 40% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.96 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Social Media Manager and Customer Support Representative rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Customer Success and Programmer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Buffer takes an average of 50.6 days when considering 25 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Senior Product Marketing Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 6 days), whereas Analyst roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 120 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Buffer according to 25 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on One Interview: 25.58%
Phone Interview: 18.60%
Presentation: 16.28%
Other: 11.63%
Group Panel Interview: 11.63%
IQ Intelligence Test: 6.98%
Skills Test: 4.65%
Personality Test: 2.33%
Background Check: 2.33%
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