Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at ValuePenguin as 52.2% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.14 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Staff Writer and Managing Editor rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for General Manager and Full Stack Developer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at ValuePenguin takes an average of 33 days when considering 23 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 Editorial Director had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Junior Research Analyst roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 45 days).
I had to carry out a case study, comparing different MBA programs for a prospective student. It was a comparative guide. They also asked how I would improve the website.
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Asked to fill out a candidate exercise, was pretty lengthy
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at ValuePenguin (New York, NY)
Interview
Three interviewers. First two are resume run-throughs (from what I can remember). Third is a casual interview just to pick up on your vibe. Be prepared to address everything on your resume.
The third guy was nice. Second was ok, but less nice.
The first interviewer was quite awkward and she seemed like she wasn't interested in the whole process. Rude demeanor. The feel that came across was that she didn't like me from the start. That may not be true, but who knows. Kind of felt as though my time was wasted.
Phone Interview, followed by case study and 3 hr in person interview. Communication regarding the in-person interview wasn't clear upfront, but recruiter was very personable and nice. Met with 4 different people at the in-person. Co-founder seems great, but junior people were very difficult to establish good rapport with. You can tell it has the standard growing pains of a tech startup which will only get worse when the seed funding runs out.
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Question 1
Describe your process start to finish to solve xxx problem.