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Mary Kay

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Dallas, TX

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Positive Experience
Average Interview
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I applied online. I interviewed at Mary Kay (Dallas, TX) in Mar 2023

Interview

First had a 30min interview with HR. It went well and moved to the second interview. They requested an assignment before the 2nd interview, a one-minute video about how to tackle a social media strategy. Went to the in-person interview and only 2 days later received they were moving forward with another application.

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  • In the first interview with HR, she "tell me about a time when you received criticism/feedback on your work." Most of her questions were generic, which was nice.
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Mary Kay

Anonymous Employee in Lewisville, TX

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Mary Kay (Lewisville, TX)

Interview

Screening with recruiter, video interview with hiring manager, in person panel interview. Went well and moved pretty fast. They asked scenario questions and questions about past jobs. I would suggest asking transparent disclosure of expectations, hours, benefits, etc.

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Mary Kay

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Dallas-Fort Worth

No Offer
Positive Experience
Difficult Interview
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Mary Kay (Dallas-Fort Worth) in Aug 2023

Interview

I got an email from a recruiter about a month and a half after applying online through Linkedin. First had a half hour call with the recruiter, then moved on to an hour long virtual call with hiring manager, and then another hour long virtual call with hiring manager's boss. Process was very smooth and efficient, although questions were more technical than I expected. Lots of "what would you do in X situation" and "describe a situation where you needed to do X" questions

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  • If you had to put together a one pager executive review, what information would you include
  • Describe a work related situation where you've needed to deliver bad news, and how did you go about it
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Mary Kay

Anonymous Employee

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Easy Interview
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Mary Kay

Interview

Great opportunities for side cash. There wasn’t really an interview in the traditional way. Just a conversation between adults discussing goals and earning potential. It’s a great opportunity for earning money while still working a full time job

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Mary Kay

Anonymous Employee in Barrie, ON

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
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I interviewed at Mary Kay (Barrie, ON)

Interview

It was very smooth. Fair questions were asked and the interviewer was very polite. Makes you feel comfortable. Asks about past experience and relates in to the job being offered.

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Mary Kay

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Dallas, TX

No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
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I interviewed at Mary Kay (Dallas, TX)

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Very kind and encouraging interview. I loved speaking with the team. They asked good and fair questions and inspired me to want to work for a company like Mary Kay.

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Mary Kay

Anonymous Employee

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Mary Kay

Interview

Very smooth, good communication throughout the whole process. A little longer than anticipated but I did Interview with four different people so I imagine the scheduling can be tricky. People are personable and helpful, the questions are not your cookie cutter interview script so be prepared on you prior experience to make yourself shine.

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Mary Kay

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined Offer
Negative Experience
Easy Interview
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I interviewed at Mary Kay

Interview

High pressure and sketchy. Choose not to pursue further due to pyramid pay structure and predatory nature. How many interviews are needed to sell makeup? Too many for a company like this one

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Mary Kay

Anonymous Employee

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I interviewed at Mary Kay

Interview

A detailed interview process, with lots of knowledge and information, was shared. Accommodating virtual as well as face-to-face choices. Was held in a professional but friendly environment which put me at ease.

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Mary Kay

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Dover, PA

No Offer
Negative Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Mary Kay (Dover, PA)

Interview

Met 3 times for interviews with great professionals and took tour of facility. Interviewed with recruiter, then manager and met onsite VP and manager whom were all very pleasant and welcoming.

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  • Response following interview process and facility tour.
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Mary Kay Interviews FAQs

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Mary Kay as 71.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.17 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for R&D and Corporate Counsel rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Administrative Assistant and Art Director roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at Mary Kay takes an average of 11.68 days when considering 114 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Independent Consultant had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Senior Project Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).

Common stages of the interview process at Mary Kay according to 114 Glassdoor interviews include:

One on One Interview: 22.93%

Phone Interview: 22.93%

Group Panel Interview: 11.71%

Presentation: 10.24%

Drug Test: 7.32%

Background Check: 6.83%

Skills Test: 6.34%

Other: 4.39%

IQ Intelligence Test: 3.90%

Personality Test: 3.41%

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QC Specialist II

When someone says “We are eager to fill this position, we have no timeline but it should not drag out,” what are the chances I’m selected? This was at the third round interview, last Tue (5d ago) when I was told I should hear from HR next. The job was posted 30+ days ago. I applied for it on 10/22 and the interview process started 11/6 with an HR screening phone call.

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IT Specialist

Passed 2 interviews with a board of education, they told me to wait for HR confirm and contact me , been 3 weeks since then, when should I expect to receive callbacks or emails??

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Cloud Performance Engineering Lead

Workday interview tips needed. The role I am applying to is a site reliability engineer role. I am not sure what to expect. Of course it’s a technical role so I do expect those questions. I am wondering if they go extra hard and how many rounds? I read somewhere that they do 5 rounds. Either way any tips are@welcome.

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