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We are a design-driven development firm based in IL and AZ. For more than 40 years, we have been developing, designing, building and managing striking residential communities. From the beginning, we integrated the functions involved in new construction within one company. We ...
Mission: We create beautiful and innovative spaces that enhance the human experience.

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Optima Reviews

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3.7
58%
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91%
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Optima Founder David Hovey
David Hovey
30 Ratings
    5.0
    Software Developer
    Former Employee, more than 3 years
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    Pros

    The leaders are very inspirational and always eager to help and improve you

    Cons

    There is a bit of mess in management

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    Optima Interviews

    Experience
    Positive63%
    Negative31%
    Neutral6%
    Getting an Interview
    Applied online58%
    Recruiter25%
    Employee Referral8%
    Difficulty
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    1. Junior Controller Interview

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      Interview

      Sono stata contattata telefonicamente dall’hr. Il Colloquio si è svolto in sede con il Manager e la responsabile hr dunque è stato sia conoscitivo Che tecnico. Mi hanno! Subito messo a mio agio chiedendomi di me e del mio Percorso per poi iniziare con domande più tecniche
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    Optima Awards & Accolades

    • 2021 Firm of the Year AwardAIA Chicago2021
    • 2021 Top Companies AwardAZ Central2021

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    Overall, 58% of employees would recommend working at Optima to a friend. This is based on 57 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.

    63% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Optima as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Optima.

    65% of employees think that Optima has a positive business outlook. This is based on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.

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