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Updated Dec 2, 2023
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- Area Manager (13)
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- In-store Shopper (11)
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- Data Engineer (6)
- Business Analyst (6)
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Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Instacart
Mock-shopping experience. Fastest 3 to finish got the offer. They gave you a list of 4-7 items to shop around with and you had to grab all the right items. Then you sat down and discussed scheduling/location. It was about a 1hr time commitment.
- can you pick a ripe avocado?
Anonymous Interview Candidate in New York, NY
I applied online. I interviewed at Instacart (New York, NY) in Nov 2023
The manager at the store is very responsive via text. She offered great support at each step of the interview process. The website is very slow and lagged during the peak shopping hours. It takes me hours to upload 3 one-minute video.
- What make you a good shopper?
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Anonymous Employee
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Instacart
everything is online. You have to wait until your card arrives in the mail, activate it, and start looking for batches. The welcome package included an Instacart lanyard to wear around your neck while shopping.
- There was no real interview.
Anonymous Interview Candidate in San Francisco, CA
I interviewed at Instacart (San Francisco, CA)
Initial phone screen with recruiter, then a 2hr + data science-related coding challenge - focused on analytic problem solving and related coding of data science problems. Ran out of time.
- Questions were related to predicting sales of various items from a data science perspecive
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Instacart
3 rounds. Very transparent and friendly throughout the process. Interviews were average difficulty. Straightforward recruiter call, and then more behavioral questions the further you progress. I would recommend this company to anyone interested.
- Why Instacart? Why do you want to leave?
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Instacart
I went through first round phone interview with them. When I asked how's the company culture. She replied " It's ok" in a very nonchalant manner. It sounded like she didn't enjoy working there.
- Tell me about your work experience.
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Instacart
It was a waste of time, don’t even bother with the recruiter interview. They don’t know what they’re talking about, don’t have details on the position, and are generally rude. Look elsewhere!
- Situational questions, experience, and background
Anonymous Employee in Atlanta, GA
I interviewed at Instacart (Atlanta, GA)
Multiple panels with different people in the business. I found it a really solid way to learn different parts of the business. I was able to use that as I moved in the process.
- Have you ever led a team? What are tactics you use to motivate?
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. I interviewed at Instacart in Aug 2023
Applied 3 weeks ago. Got an invite directly from the hiring manager. The first round is hm call with a dive on resume followed by two technical questions, one about statistics, one about case study. Relatively hard interview compared with others.
- how do you define churn
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Santa Monica, CA
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Instacart (Santa Monica, CA)
The interview process is fairly standard. Recruiter screen => Hiring Manager => Panel The hiring manager immediately turned off after I provided an answer that probably wasn't what he was looking for. He proceeded to talk about how much he loved ice baths and didn't really provide much information or effort when I tried to engage towards the interview and role as he had already made his mind. This hiring manager was a new manager and it showed.
- Give me an example where you lead a project
Instacart Interviews FAQs
Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Instacart as 44.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.33 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Trust & Safety Specialist, Identity (Contract) and Regional Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Contractor and Community Support Specialist roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Instacart takes an average of 15.12 days when considering 589 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Contractor had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas QA Lead roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Instacart according to 589 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone Interview: 26.24%
One on One Interview: 15.98%
Presentation: 14.05%
Group Panel Interview: 11.94%
Skills Test: 9.76%
Background Check: 7.91%
Drug Test: 7.23%
Other: 3.03%
IQ Intelligence Test: 1.93%
Personality Test: 1.93%
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