Senior Designer applicants have rated the interview process at Gensler with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Designer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Gensler overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Gensler as a Senior Designer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Phone interview: 30%
Presentation: 20%
Personality test: 10%
Background check: 10%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Gensler (Shanghai, Shanghai)
Interview
HR Manager, Design Director, Studio Director, I met with 3 people. The Design Director is a foreigner, care more about your design portfolios and thought, as well as design style, project types. Studio director cares more about your communications, daily life, hobbies like that. HR just ask about the previous experience and salary situation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Your feelings about gensler? especially projects in China.
2. Design style
3. softwares
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Gensler (London, England) in Sep 2023
Interview
Reach out online after submitted on their website, 1 onsite interview and one online interview after. Both good feedback and offer letter came right after. About 2 month time period including negotiations over salary and other benefits.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Self introductions, portfolio showcase, project experiences and management experience
Pleasant interview process, a little stiff and corporate. Office is nice, staff seem nice with perks and collaborative options. Location is convenient. Process is not too intense. HR led experience. Overall very average.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Gensler (San Francisco, CA) in May 2019
Interview
it was two weeks from the day i was contacted to the day i received a rejection email. Two studio directors interviewed me and the interview lasted almost 1hr and 20min.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
to pick three projects from my portfolio to talk about