I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Essex Property Trust (San Jose, CA) in Sep 2013
Interview
Interviewed on the phone then in person with district manager. Dress professionally for this company. They hire from referrals and internally a lot. Their portfolio managers changed a lot too,
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
previous experience, how to handle hiring/firing process
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Essex Property Trust (Woodland Hills, CA) in Apr 2014
Interview
This was a job fair and all the Essex staff were very friendly and welcoming. I was met and interviewed by a regional manager who was also gracious. The interview was focused on what I could do for the company as it grows, not so much a review of my past experience. This seemed like a very efficient approach.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were more of a higher level perspective and I was prepared with having done research. Nothing was dificult.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Essex Property Trust (Seattle, WA) in Jun 2012
Interview
Walked in to a Job Fair, reception staff very pleasant and friendly. Had an open and pleasant conversation about my previous experience. We covered: skills, conflict resolution skills, likes, dislikes, computer skills, management style. Had several "situational" questions.
After doing an online test. Two parts: 1. Math & Logic 2. Personality Test
First one was timed and somewhat difficult as I didn't expect questions like that. Second was not timed, but very repetitive (same question was asked multiple times just differently worded).
Then second 1:1 interview was 2 weeks later. Very detailed (90 minutes). The answer was to come in another 2 weeks... Unfortunately, didn't get it...
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Timed online questionaire was difficult. Other questions fairly easy.
What is your leadership style?
Property Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Essex Property Trust with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 52% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Property Manager roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Essex Property Trust overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Essex Property Trust as a Property Manager according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Personality test: 14%
Drug test: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
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