I applied online. I interviewed at Deloitte in Dec 2022
Interview
This was a baffling interview process. I applied in late summer and heard from the recruiter in late November. Over the next two weeks, I went through 4 rounds of interviews--recruiter, manager, digital team, creative team. At the time, my understanding was that my last interview was THE final interview. After that, I heard nothing for six weeks. The recruiter email and asked if I had time for a call; I sent her my available times and heard nothing back. Two more emails went unanswered. About a month later, I tried one last time to get some idea of where I stood. Finally, the recruiter called to tell me I didn't get the job. Three months after that four-interviews-in-three-weeks flurry. I came away from the process feeling deeply disappointed and disrespected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The most distinctive question I got was about developing creative ideas in a highly matrixed organization where you have many interested partners and stakeholders to consider.
I applied online. I interviewed at Deloitte (Washington, DC)
Interview
Very detailed. I found it to be a very well organized process. I like that it was structured however I was not prepared for how ridged the process would be.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Deloitte (Bengaluru) in Feb 2019
Interview
The recruiter found me through LinkedIn search by probably matching keywords.
The process didn't last long as they didn't respond after the first in-person meeting itself.
After portfolio review which I shared earlier I was called for a in-person interview with the Sutdio director and team. I reached the venue almost 30 mins earlier only to discover that neither the front desk nor the HR was aware about the interview. It started almost 2 hours late. I discovered that the HR and interview panel were not in sync about this. I also figured out they didn't want to interview me. Though they went through my profile earlier I was told that I applied by overlooking the actual responsibilities of the role. So the onus of wrongly applying was put on me !
Let me remind that they approached me and asked me for the interview.
Neverthless, the interview directly started with panel discussion with junior designers which lasted for almost 40 minutes. I was being judged on my design process, clarity of thoughts, team management, stakeholder management, and my thoughts on the team and future.
After that there was lull of almost 30 minutes during which I can see recruiter and the interview panel moving around and doing discussions. Interview was in a large open area.
I was escorted out of the office with a note that I will be informed about the next step in couple of days. Didn't hear back from them. I believe they have taken it as a standard that we should assume no go if we don't hear back. That's unprofessional.
The entire thing looked like a formality just because I was present at the venue.
Totally disappointed by lack of coodination, clarity about expectations from candidate and respect of individual time from a "premium" consultancy company.
Tell about instance where the project started with an objective and changed during the course. How was it managed? How did you handle client expectations.
Associate Creative Director applicants have rated the interview process at Deloitte with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Deloitte as a Associate Creative Director according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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