Architectural Designer applicants have rated the interview process at Gensler with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 55% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Architectural Designer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 33 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Gensler overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Gensler as a Architectural Designer according to 33 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 27%
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 15%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Personality test: 5%
Skills test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Gensler (Houston, TX) in Mar 2014
Interview
I was interviewed by two studios by two principals and needed to specify which one I was interested in. The interview was about two hours and involved an office tour in which the principal showed me all the the work that was going on. The principal was very friendly and interesting, and was the reason I chose to work at Gensler. He engaged me on several levels and was transparent about the fact that client-oriented firm. He also described how young designers to work in multiple stages of design. His description of the studio and my role turned out to be very accurate- I was not mislead or given false promises as I have been in past interviews at other firms.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's your favorite book? Are you going to stay in Houston?
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Gensler (Baltimore, MD)
Interview
The interview went smoothly overall, but the interviewer took long pauses before asking each question. Those pauses created several awkward moments of silence, making the conversation feel slower and less natural.
introduce portfolio and ask questions about your work. Do you have any onsite experience. What would you like to learnt from us. The questions are general ones for an interview.
I had 1 interview with the design director and design manager. It was straightforward and they asked about my skills and experience. It did not seem as hard as I thought it would be.