Khoros Interview Questions

Application

I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Khoros (Austin, TX) in November 2017.

Interview

Spredfast reached out to me through hired. There was an initial online live coding session and then an on-site with lunch plus 3 rounds of interviews. Each round was with 2 developers / Leads and involved discussing my resume and solving whiteboard problems and discussing more general problems.

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Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Khoros (Austin, TX) in June 2015.

Interview

Talked to an HR representative for 30 minutes. Had a screen-share technical/code interview with one of their engineers for 60 minutes. Then was invited for a 4-hours onsite interview. I aced the coding sections, but was asked numerous high level architecture questions fit for someone far more experienced than myself,

I was disappointed that they did not provide either lunch or parking for candidates. Spending $25 out of pocket and a vacation day to not receive an offer was disappointing. The reason I was not given an offer was that I didn't have the experience they were looking for, which should have been obvious from my resume, and because I'm always very exxplicit as to my current experience level.

They do however offer employees catered lunches 4 days a week, plus snacks for employees (which I saw in-person). They're also in the process of moving the two Austin offices into the same downtown office as of today, which I noticed is a complain in many reviews.

The other downside was that it is an Open Office space. For engineers who need a quiet focused space, you might find this challenging. The space (which they're moving out of) was other wise nicely designed, clean, and well taken care of, so I'd imagine the new space would be the same.

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Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Khoros.

Interview

Had a pre-screen with recruiter to collect my background, then a skype interview with manager . I worked in an online code editor while talking through problem while the interviewer asked questions.

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Application

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Khoros (Madison, WI) in September 2016.

Interview

There were three steps:
- Initial Phone Interview from HR: This was more of an informational interview, briefly discussing my work experience and finding out more about the company.
- Technical Phone Interview: More in-depth discussion about my work experience, technologies I was familiar with, open discussion about procedures and technology I liked, didn't like, what Spredfast uses, etc. Some pretty basic interview questions about Java, with some discussion about the more interesting ones.
- In-person Interview: I met individually with four different team members
  + Manager: Some discussion about the particular project the position was for, some brief questions about experience and fairly casual conversation
  + Vice President of Technology: Toured the office floor, talked about the office culture, some minor technical discussion, talked about what I was looking for in a new company.
  + Software Engineer: Discussion about the technology used at Spredfast, what the development process is like. Some technical questions. A lot of comparing/contrasting between my previous role and how Spredfast operates.
  + Technical Architect: This was the same person I had my technical phone interview with. We recapped a few of the same things discussed then, had some more technical questions (a bit more abstract and in-depth, gauging thought-process/problem solving rather than rote knowledge).

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Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Khoros (Austin, TX) in October 2016.

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Talked to recruiters at school career fair, invited to open house. Later interviewed onsite. Three back to back to back coding questions, on a whiteboard. Everyone was very nice, and they provided food on both occasions.

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Application

I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Khoros (Austin, TX) in August 2017.

Interview

The interview process consisted of three steps:

1. Initial phone interview with HR to discuss experience, compensation and benefits (30 min.)

2. Video chat with hiring manager to discuss my experience in more detail and some culture/team fit questions (30 min.)

3. Four 30 minute onsite interviews with 8 people from the team ranging from VP to Director to other Strategist.

Know your stuff. Be interesting. Have a perspective.

Overall, it was one of the best of and most professional interview processes I’ve been a part of. Everything was clearly communicated, expectations were set and it all moved quickly.

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Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Khoros.

Interview

There was no interview process. Had an HR representative reach out and ask for my availability. I responded promptly with a few times and then never heard back. I followed up twice and she completely ignored me. Really unprofessional. If they didn't want to talk to me then they should at least have the courtesy to send a note saying so.

Application

I applied online. The process took 4+ weeks. I interviewed at Khoros (Austin, TX) in June 2016.

Interview

I applied online and heard back in about 3 weeks.
1. Phone interview with HR lasting about 15-30 mins.
2. In-person interview with the hiring manager lasting about 30 mins - 1 hour.
3. In-person interview with 5 members of the related team and revisit with the manager from round 2. Each meeting lasted about 30 mins.

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Application

I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Khoros in April 2015.

Interview

Completely unorganized HR staff. In retrospect I'm glad I was not offered the position I applied for as this made me wonder about the company itself. HR rep contacted me about a phone interview. Instead of a specific time, I was given a three hour window of when I'd be contacted--she never called! Eventually spoke with her, a manager, and two employees. Never heard back. Not even a rejection email.

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Application

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Khoros (Austin, TX) in April 2015.

Interview

-Quick 15 minute screener with HR mainly to talk salary expectations
-Interview with manager
-Interview with VP and a team member on sales

Interviews were pretty informal and mostly focused on behavioral as well as some industry knowledge. A deck was sent for me to study ahead of the 1-on-1 interview with my manager to help brief me on the industry, which I studied and incorporated into my interview

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Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2+ weeks. I interviewed at Khoros (Austin, TX) in August 2016.

Interview

First I had a meet and greet with one of the team leaders the week before the interview. After coffee he told me that he liked what I had to say and wanted to set me up for an in person interview in the office next week. Interview consisted of four interviewers, two from the inside sales team, 1 from communications team, and one with Senior VP of Sales.

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