I applied online. I interviewed at Merkle (Pune) in Feb 2020
Interview
Applied for the SEO Specialist Role. Got the Response Immediately. Total of Three Interview Round at that time. First Round Was Introduction. Followed By the guestimate round and Finally Technical Round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Guestimate Round Question - How many water bottles were sold at the IPL Cricket Match at Stadium in Pune?
Easy going, not too stressful. Overall, as long as you go over the basic behavior questions, you are good to go for the first round. The second, third is harder because it has a take home presentation to do.
I applied online. I interviewed at Merkle in May 2020
Interview
The first-round interview was a phone call with the recruiter going over basic culture fit questions. The next interview was a two-hour interview with four Merkle SEO employees, including specialists, senior specialists, managers, and directors.
SEO Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Merkle 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 56% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SEO Specialist roles take an average of 48 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Merkle overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Merkle as a SEO Specialist according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 18%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 9%
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