Marketing applicants have rated the interview process at Ancestry with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Marketing roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ancestry overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ancestry as a Marketing according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 29%
Group panel interview: 13%
Background check: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Skills test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ancestry (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2015
Interview
Phone screen went well - basic questions to determine if background and experience was legit. Interview that followed phone screen was on site. Very nice SF offices. Extremely informal atmosphere. Interviewed by the team, two potential colleagues and the hiring manager; one at a time. They didn't seem to have a set group of questions. In fact they encouraged me to ask them questions. Which was a little odd - but OK. The interview flowed more like a conversation than an interview. Final meeting with hiring manager was a bit rushed - but as she darted out the door to an appt. she said the next step for me would be an interview with the folks in Utah. Based on that, I assumed she meant that I would be making it to the next round. That didn't happen though. The following week, having not heard from them - I reached out to the corp recruiter and heard that they went with another candidate. Sort of confusing, to be honest. No reasons were given, and I didn't bother to ask.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some random questions about my familiarity with technology and experience.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Ancestry (Lehi, UT) in Nov 2023
Interview
I had 3 interviews for two separate positions in the same department. I’d assume six interviews should pretty promising for a candidate… then they closed both positions. I know someone else that had the same thing happen to them for a different department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pretty standard interview questions. Although they did get way more granular about my experience with the systems they use. I had experience with Tableau and Salesforce marketing cloud which are the two main ones they were concerned about.
The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Ancestry (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2018
Interview
I’m a 15 year+ veteran who interviewed for a senior role. As a consumer and customer, I love Ancestry! But the experience was one of the most manipulative and obscure experiences I’ve ever had. I do think their CMO is a nut job! I saw he recently left so that is encouraging and I hope they can find someone who has a higher moral compass and a high degree of professionalism.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
We have all faults- not business- but personal. Tell me about your personal issues. (Creepy!)
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Ancestry (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2017
Interview
I applied in mid October (10/11) and heard back from the Recruiting team at the beginning of November (11/06). I had a phone screen with the recruiter on 11/08 and then another phone interview on 11/09 with the hiring manager. I was scheduled for an in-person interview the following Monday (11/13) with 4 members of the team which lasted three hours.
Overall the experience was extremely pleasant. The recruiting team stuck to their timelines and always gave me timely updates along the way. Also it was such a nice touch that Ancestry gives candidates a welcome gift when they come in for an interview!