I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Rise Interactive (Chicago, IL) in Aug 2011
Interview
I emailed the recruiter after seeing a job posting online. Someone responded to me immediately (a couple hours after my email) and informed me that the next step would be an online exam. I was glad I was given an appointment time for the test and felt I could easily get a response to any questions I had before or during the exam. In my opinion the test was difficult because the time restraints were strict and I had to do my best with excel documents (not one of my strong suits).
I had to email a couple of times in the following days to inquire about my results, since I was anxious to know if I'd made the cut, so to speak. I was contacted a few days later and told that I'd done well and they would like to schedule a phone interview. The interview went well and I felt the recruiter did a nice job of assessing my skills and personality, while also taking into account my personal aspirations for working at Rise.
I was emailed about a week later (which I was waiting for in nervous anticipation) and asked to come in for an onsite interview. The only negative thing at this point was that I was hoping that something positive was going to come out of this - since it was a very time-consuming process. (If it was a bad experience I would have wasted a lot of time and emotions. At the same time I am glad that Rise has a competitive and quality-based interview process, because as an employee I feel like I've really earned my place here.)
The onsite interview went well and I felt really comfortable talking with the recruiter and asking questions. The only thing I didn't like was that there was apparently an interviewee after me, because I was more or less shooed out after my half hour, and another person was taken into the office as I left. It just felt a bit like a 'take a number' situation.
A few days later I received a personal phone call with the job offer (I appreciated it wasn't just an email) which I accepted.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Rise Interactive (Chicago, IL)
Interview
Applied online, followed by phone interview, online aptitude test and in person interviews. Easy interview. People were nice enough. The interview went very well, but I wasn't invited back for the next round. Very odd. Told me they had other candidiates that were a better fit. Fair enough, but you can come to that conclusion from looking at resumes. They simply weren't being honest. Why did they get my hopes up, call me in and make me jump through hoops? Get the sense they just wanted pick my brain for ideas.
I applied online. I interviewed at Rise Interactive (Chicago, IL) in Mar 2013
Interview
Initial test with math/verbal questions given. 30 questions in one hour, kinda tricky. Need an 80% to advance to next round. Many of the questions are deliberately set up to induce wrong answers. Especially with the math, watch out for the fill in the blanks and the specific way the question asks you to enter your answer (ie whole number, dollar amount, to the nearest tenth) If you read quickly you will miss.
Luckily you get two chances with the test.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Rise Interactive (Chicago, IL) in Aug 2011
Interview
I applied for the position online through craigslist. I received a prompt response and was asked to schedule a time to take a 1 hour skills test. The test had three parts: 1) filling out missing parts of conversion rate and acquisition rate formulas; 2) deciding how to allocate a budgeted amount of money to 6 search engines; and 3) writing an introduction email to a client.
The test was straightforward and I was able to finish it within an hour. When I followed up a couple days after completing the test, the HR Assistant told me I did well on the test and would be contacting me soon for an interview.
Later that day, I received a rejection email. I followed up with the HR Assistant, and she said that that was a mistake and she would be contacting me for an interview.
The HR Assistant emailed me to schedule an interview for the Internet Marketing Consultant position--I had applied for the Account Executive position. When questioned about this, the HR Assistant told me I would have to discuss that with the internal recruiter.
Because I also had an interest in the Internet Marketing Consultant position, I decided to prepare for the interview as if I was applying for that position instead of the Account Executive position. Halfway through my interview, I realized that I was being interviewed for the Account Executive position.
The whole process was unorganized and unprofessional. On top of that, the interviewer kept cutting me off mid-sentence when I was asking questions and made the whole interview seemed rushed. The process did not make me feel confident in the company or its potential. If they are this unorganized with their recruits, how do they treat their clients?
