I applied online. I interviewed at Directive in Jun 2017
Interview
Had an initial phone interview with the Executive Culture Curator. Who I think is really the Office Manager. But she was sweet and appeared solid at her job. After the phone interview I was invited in for the in-person interview with Garrett.
Once there I learned that the Glassdoor information was true. You have to provide your own laptop for work. Which out of every company I have ever worked for or interview with, has never ever been the case. Hopefully you have a decent laptop so you can handle working there.
They also have no healthcare benefits whatsoever. Garrett said they are working on that for later. He said "I'd rather not do it than do it wrong," and gave a wink. Okay...But they do have Ducks season tickets so that's cool. Maybe I'm old fashion but I rather have health, dental, and vision, then hockey tickets. I love the Ducks and all but I will always take health over hockey.
The office was small but very nice. They were able to squeeze about 15 people in there. Overall the company looks like it is headed in a good direction. May be an ideal place to get your feet wet and then bounce after a year or so.
In the end I didn't receive an offer, which is fine. I am pretty sure Garrett knew he wouldn't be able to afford me since my asking price would be high because of the lack of healthcare benefits.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you read to stay updated on digital marketing
I applied online. I interviewed at Directive (Los Angeles, CA) in Sep 2020
Interview
The interview took about three weeks total and I was tentative along every step of the way. The Glassdoor reviews tend to indicate a hostile unpleasant work environment. I pushed past this as many times, companies tend to get more criticism on Glassdoor than praise. I applied to the role through Linkedin and I was contacted soon after by main recruiter. The recruiter did not rush me or give me limited time to speak on anything, in fact she even let me schedule another call for down the road where I could ask any of the questions I wanted. After 1 or 2 meetings with the recruiter I moved on to meeting with the recruiter and one of the owners. That interview seemed to go great for me. The conversation was very back and forth, and it flowed nicely. Almost two weeks later, I reached out to follow up with the status of my interview and I was told the company was on a hiring freeze until December. I was told to follow up with them closer to November. I do not think this was the case as I have seen the company post repeatedly for more SEO jobs at Directive and I have heard nothing back from my follow up correspondence. Overall, I think I dodged a bullet.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was your client load like at previous agencies.