Advertising Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Autotrader with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 55% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Advertising Consultant roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Autotrader overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Autotrader as a Advertising Consultant according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Drug test: 17%
Group panel interview: 11%
Personality test: 9%
Skills test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied through other source. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Autotrader (New York, NY) in Feb 2013
Interview
The interview process was long and drawn out. From the time of my first phone interview until the time I was given a start date, it was about three months.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Autotrader (Madison, WI) in Nov 2014
Interview
The interviews were initiated by a recruiter who found me on LinkedIn. From there I was sent to a hotel to meet with the District Sales Manager. Final interview was on the phone with the Regional Sales Director. Offer came from the recruiter a few days later. The whole process took about two weeks.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Autotrader (Boston, MA) in Jun 2014
Interview
Their was one phone interview with their own recruiter. He asked varied questions- all preparing me for the two face to face interviews with District Sales Managers. They always travel in two's.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do with a stubborn customer that doesn't want to give you the time of day
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Autotrader (New York, NY) in May 2014
Interview
The process consisted of 3 phone interviews, and 2 face to face interviews. The first phone interview was to see if they wanted to move me on in the process. The next 2 were with various managers and were to see if I had the experience they were looking for. The 2 face to face were normal, definitely not stressful compared to some others I have been on. I made it to the final 3 candidates , but was not offered the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Normal questions, nothing unexpected or tricky. The interviews were very straightforward.