Zenefits Interview Questions

Application

The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Zenefits (San Francisco, CA) in October 2019.

Interview

The process was comprised of one round of speaking with an internal recruiter on the phone, one remote coding exercise, and a full day onsite interview at their SF office.

The main focus areas for technical questions during the onsite were object oriented JavaScript and building a layout with CSS.

While the initial rounds were pretty standard, the onsite interview was marred by a large number of technical issues and logistical failures on their part. This included double booking the interview room. At one point, I was left alone to argue with a rude developer who insisted the room was reserved for a demo. I told him I was there interviewing and had no part in scheduling the room, and he angrily slammed the door on me as he left.

Asking about the company's past regulatory issues and controversies as a matter of due diligence seemed to be received very poorly by one of the interviewers, as if I had asked about something inappropriately personal.

The recruiter and the company materials indicated that candidates would receive the outcome of the interview within 5 business days, but I was ghosted despite several follow up attempts. That is until an email CCing the hiring manager got a response from the recruiter a month after the interview.

Overall, this was a very negative experience.

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Zenefits.

Interview

Terrible communication with the recruiting team which is ironic given they produce an HR product. Not only did they take over weeks to process my application, they never reached back after asking for my availability (even after several reminders).

Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zenefits (San Francisco, CA) in April 2019.

Interview

Just be on the top of your game. Do your linkedin research, and know who you're talking to and sell them their own product. You need to sell them yourself, and know how to sell and close the product. Be able to take feedback during the process, adjust, and improve.

Application

I applied through other source. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Zenefits (San Francisco, CA) in January 2019.

Interview

I wasn't actively looking for a new job but someone from the Talent team reached out to me via LinkedIn so I took a phone call. He invited me to come onsite so I came in for an interview and did well. I interviewed with a girl on my team and she commented on how all my answers just hit the nail on the hammer. Before I left, he enthusiastically asked when I could start. I was excited for his enthusiasm but asked if I could meet a few more people from the team before making a decision. I provided my availability and never heard back from him. I followed up three times and was ghosted. I can say that I hope Zenefits will work on a better candidate experience.

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Zenefits (San Francisco, CA) in January 2019.

Interview

It was awesome, everyone that I interviewed with seemed nice and welcoming.Someone showed me around the office to get a good feel of what the work environment was like.

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Zenefits in July 2018.

Interview

- 1st phone interview:1h general algorithm problem with manager
- 2nd phone interview: 1h technical interview including mobile skill and one algorithm problem
Received phone call from HR said I was doing well and would bring me to onsite interview. But next day, HR called me said they may need more senior guy...
I totally understand that a startup company needs senior level engineer. But to an interviewee, it is not a good experience........

Application

I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Zenefits (San Francisco, CA) in July 2018.

Interview

The hiring manager really expected me to understand how the company and the software worked. The website honestly did not have much information regarding how the software worked. He expected me to have many questions for him.

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Zenefits (San Francisco, CA).

Interview

Interview with an external recruiting firm followed by onsite interview. External recruiter tried to sell me on Zenefits management. I should have guessed better and walked away. During the onsite interview, lunch never arrived and I had to constantly follow up with each interviewer. Most of the interviewers were quite polite and nice but the last one with the hiring manager was horrible. He was arrogant, condescending, rude, egotistic, and self-absorbed. Zenefits executive management needs to do a better job at filtering out who they hire as their senior leaders.

Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zenefits (San Francisco, CA) in May 2018.

Interview

Interview process consisted of a call with the recruiter to learn about the company and then two technical phone interviews over google hangout. nothing to study for, just coding exercises and a bit about personal experience. very smart engineers, and very cool to collaborate with. next was long onsite interview..it lasted about 5 hours. variety of different questions with various people from engineering team. challenging, but thorough, end of interview meet with hiring manager. cool office space, big open lay out and good food and really smart employees.

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zenefits (San Francisco, CA).

Interview

I had several phone calls with the company representative. The schedule and response times left a lot to be desired. One session I called and it seemed like the representative didn't know we had a meeting scheduled. I needed to remind the person where we left off. When we did connect things went well and the person was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate.

I was moved forward and they pdated me that they'd be chatting with the hiring manager and would get back to me. They never did. Not even a courtesy email after several followups. That's completely unprofessional and disrespectful, especially for an HR company.