I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Etsy
Interview
I was really excited to have the opportunity to interview for Etsy – such a mission-driven company. The campus and culture seemed so vibrant and alive. The interviews themselves were pretty lame meaning the interviewers didn't seem to know what job I was being considered for, what skills were actually needed and perhaps most importantly what questions to ask me to evaluate me against the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
Walk me through your resume
Are you familiar with A/B Testing
Call with Etsy recruiter followed by an hour long call with the hiring manger. Did not hear anything back for 5 weeks. Recruiter reached out and said they wanted to go to next step. Had 4 interviews and then no word for 3 more weeks. Etsy states their goal is to keep commerce human but apparently they aren't trying at all to keep the hiring process human.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
100% behavioral interview questions. I had 4 interviews and each had 3 behavioral questions. Many of the questions were the same which made no sense
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Etsy
Interview
Recruiter screen, hiring manager interview, and then onsite. Recruiters are GREAT and so are all the other people. Hiring manager interview was mostly behavioral, plus a mini case (typical q like "design x for y") and onsite was 90% behavioral except an mini analytics case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
describe a time you failed? describe a time you inspired a team? What's the hardest problem you've ever solved? what's something cool you learned recently? how do you make sure you're meeting expectations? time you had to give difficult feedback? time you received negative feedback? time you received negative feedback you disagreed with? time you made a bad decision? time you identified a problem others didn't know about? how do you teach someone something new? time you had to anticipate a problem and prevent it?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Etsy (New York, NY)
Interview
Recruiter was very accessible and asked genuine questions about experience, why interested in role and company etc. There was significant delay in getting a clear update on next steps after multiple follow ups.
