Director applicants have rated the interview process at AvalonBay Communities with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Director roles take an average of 55 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AvalonBay Communities overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at AvalonBay Communities as a Director according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
Drug test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Background check: 13%
Group panel interview: 7%
Skills test: 7%
Other: 7%
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I applied through other source. I interviewed at AvalonBay Communities (Washington, DC) in Apr 2025
Interview
Thorough and more focused on experience and track record. No technicals and mainly more focused on whether you knew how to do the job. Multiple rounds with different groups to get a holistic view of who you are.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at AvalonBay Communities (Arlington, VA)
Interview
All the interviewers at Avalon Bay, from HR to legal to Construction, were very professional, approachable and well-prepared. They represent the values of the company (integrity, caring & improvement) well and consistently. If you are fortunate enough to secure an interview with the company, do you best to get hired. On-boarding was very well thought-out with a great balance of meeting new people, learning new processes, and getting productive quickly. Highly recommend
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They generally asked my why I wanted to work for Avalon Bay
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at AvalonBay Communities (Arlington, VA) in May 2015
Interview
HR recruiter contacted me on a job submission to their job board. Approximately 2 weeks from submission. Once contacted, HR recruiter performed a standard phone screen asking about background, reason for leaving current employer, relocation, and validating resume information with you to better understand it for the hiring manager - this took about 45 minutes. Once the intake was done a 1:1 was setup with the hiring manager over the phone for the following week - this session was 1.5 hours. Next step was two weeks later for in-person interviews with the hiring manager, the hiring manager's boss, and two peers of the hiring manager. A decision on an offer was delayed due to scheduling conflicts, but took about 2 weeks after the in-person interviews to receive. Start to finish took approximately 45 days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Context: coming from large organization to smaller
Q: Why us? Why do you want to work for us given all your background?