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  • www.builddirect.com
  • Vancouver, Canada
  • 51 to 200 Employees
  • 1999
  • Company - Public (TSXV:BILD.V)
  • Internet & Web Services
  • $25 to $100 million (USD)

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BuildDirect is a leading online marketplace for home improvement products. The company has transformed how homeowners access and purchase home improvement products by building an online marketplace that offers a wide selection of products at the best value, direct-to-home ...

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BuildDirect Reviews

BuildDirect103
4.1
73%
Recommend to a Friend
70%
Approve of CEO
David Lazar, Dan Park
David Lazar, Dan Park
24 Ratings
2.0
Former Employee
Doesn't Recommend
Negative Outlook
Disapproves of CEO

Pros

Great view from the office, unlimited vacation, some good people are left, they have exited CCAA successfully, have received new funding

Cons

The business model for this company is flawed, they have been losing money for a long time and despite a reduction in burn rate I very much doubt they can turn it around. The company has recently

Advice to Management

Don't just think about your exit strategy...
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Diversity & Inclusion at BuildDirect

4.8
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BuildDirect Interviews

Experience
Positive56%
Negative28%
Neutral17%
Getting an Interview
Applied online35%
Campus Recruiting29%
Recruiter12%
Difficulty
2.9
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  1. Software Engineer Interview

    Anonymous Employee in Canada
    No Offer
    Neutral Experience
    Easy Interview

    Interview

    Fairly simple straightforward. Whiteboard interview. Asked about previous experience and school courses I took. Talked about goals I'd have with the company and how we'd be a good fit for eachother.
    Interview

    Standard white board interview questions.

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BuildDirect Awards & Accolades

  • Best Small & Medium Employers in CanadaQueen's School of Business/AON Hewitt2015
  • Best Small & Medium Employers in CanadaAON Hewitt2014

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Employees rate BuildDirect 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 103 anonymous reviews on Glassdoor.

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Overall, 73% of employees would recommend working at BuildDirect to a friend. This is based on 103 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.

56% of job seekers rate their interview experience at BuildDirect as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at BuildDirect.

70% of employees think that BuildDirect has a positive business outlook. This is based on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.

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