I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Blue Nile
Interview
HR did the majority of my interview, they were really lax, and I was hired without ever coming into the office. The entire interview process was over the phone, there were 3 tiers: 1. a Recruiter, 2. an HR Rep, and 3. the Creative Services Department Manager. They were all pleasant enough, not really friendly, but polite.
The one question I asked that was extremely important to me was, "Do you sell conflict free diamonds?" To which I was answered, "Yes, we only sell warranted conflict free diamonds." I later found out from a co-worker that this wasn't completely true. They didn't really explain their definition of "conflict free" during the interview, and I probably wouldn't have accepted their offer if they had.
Overall the interview was pleasantly painless, although I was really disappointed to learn that I was somewhat deceived in my initial interview.
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The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Blue Nile (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2011
Interview
I was first contacted by email to schedule a phone call interview. The phone interview was fine, the hr person was very friendly but it did seem like she was just reading from a script. Then I was emailed to schedule an in-person interview. This was where it got strange. They re-scheduled the interview 3 times and it made me question the company as a whole. When I had gone in for the one to one interview the man was close to 25 min late, another red flag. The in-person was ok also but the guy would suggest changes to my portfolio work in the guise of a question instead of directly telling me how to make it better.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you change about these websites? (The interviewer showed 2 websites on the computer)
Candidates applying for Graphic Designer roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Blue Nile overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Blue Nile as a Graphic Designer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Background check: 33%
Skills test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
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