I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Houzz in Jun 2016
Interview
Applied online and was contacted via email the next day. They wanted to set up a phone interview with me to hear about my experience and skills. During the phone interview I explained my journey and what I have had to do in order to get to this point in my life. When I told the interviewer when I graduated high school and then the year I graduated from college, she said "So it took you 6 years to compete college?" At this point I am just so offended and thrown off as to why she would even say something like that. I'm sorry, but I had to pay for college all on my own and it was through hard work and dedication that I got into the school of my dreams so yeah it took me 6 years but that is not an indication of my work ethic or how I handle situations. This phone interview was by far the worst one that I have ever experienced.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What organizations or clubs were you affiliated with in college?
Why did you apply to Houzz?
Why should we choose you?
Where do you see yourself in the next three years?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Houzz
Interview
I was told early on that this would be an Account Management type of position dealing with mainly warm accounts but the deeper I got into interviewing it became more clear that this would be a call-center type of a role which was disappointing.
The recruiters were AMAZING! They were so helpful and had such a positive energy to them which got me excited about the opportunity in the first place. The hiring managers I interviewed with did not have the same positive energy about them and almost made me feel like they were judging me the whole time and only asked negative questions which left me feeling uncomfortable about making a move to Houzz from my current position. When the offer was made they did not make me feel like it was a good thing - rather, there was a negative undertone that felt like I was being tested and that is no way to feel during a call that should be exciting and positive.
I ended up declining the job offer because of the daily job duties and how uncomfortable direct management made me feel with how they handled the interview and the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you stepped on someone's toes at work and how to conflict was resolved.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Houzz (San Diego, CA) in Jul 2016
Interview
The overall process was a good experience; initial phone interview, open Houzz with a group of potential candidates consisting of a presentation of the job followed by a brief one on one interview, formal interview then finally a role play.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
What activities were you involved in while in high school/college?