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Spyderco interview questions
based on 4 ratings - Updated Nov 30, 2021
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Spyderco as 25% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.67 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Internship and Assistant Buyer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Internship and Graphic Designer/Marketing roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Spyderco takes an average of 40 days when considering 4 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Assistant Buyer had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Graphic Designer/Marketing roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 65 days).
On Skype, around 30 - 40 minutes. Interviewer was very friendly and gave a lot of info about the position, made a great interview environment. Not that many questions, was more of a conversation actually.
Initial phone discussion upon submittal of resume for a posted assistant management position. First contact came 2-3 weeks after submittal of resume online. Very brief discussion prior to getting to the point of addressing important issue.
I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Spyderco (Golden, CO) in Jul 2015
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Twisted! I was called to schedule a phone interview at least one full month after sending my résumé. I was able to get a bit of background history of the company that I was pretty much already familiar with. Rather than discussing the duties and expectations of the position, it seemed like all the questions asked were random, "What would you do if..." personality test type questions. A good six weeks passed, where I received another phone call with an explanation that although many people were interviewed, the company couldn't seem to find anyone that "fit into their company culture" and that they were replanning the position. Considering how the process took at least two months from the time I first sent my résumé, maybe they should consider that their "company culture" might be the problem?
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Question 1
If you were an animal, which animal would it be and why?