The interview process with Donorbox was pretty straightforward, as it's outlined in the job description. It started with an initial interview(via a phone call) to discuss my experience and goals, followed by a second interview that involved a writing assessment. The recruitment and hiring team were all very welcoming and professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What books about copywriting have you read lately and why?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Donorbox in Aug 2024
Interview
The interview process was straightforward. Typical explanation of the company, what they do and who they support. During the process, I filled out an online form and then answered the same questions with the recruiter and then again with the hiring manager, as if there was no communication between them throughout. The major red flag was the salary on offer. The position on LinkedIn offered 18k-20k USD per annum, which is what I requested for the salary in the online form. During the recruiter interview, I was asked again what my salary expectations were, and again I said 18k-20k USD per annum, and they happily responded that that was exactly what they were offering. However, during the interview with the hiring manager, I was told the salary would be 18ZAR per month, which is at minimum a ten grand deficit per month than what was offered originally. I performed a written test of a 1000-word article and email campaign (and I included a follow-up email campaign as well even though it was not requested), and was denied due to a single typing error in the article, which I accepted as fair but bad luck. I have since seen their posts for the same position on LinkedIn, with extremely high salaries to bait people into applying that are not even close to what they are actually offering.
Copywriter applicants have rated the interview process at Donorbox with 3 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 20% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Copywriter roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Donorbox overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Donorbox as a Copywriter according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Presentation: 11%
Other: 11%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
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