Merchant Development applicants have rated the interview process at Groupon 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 52.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Merchant Development roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Groupon overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Groupon as a Merchant Development according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 67%
One on one interview: 33%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Groupon (Chicago, IL) in Mar 2016
Interview
It was a thirty minute phone call basically questioning me on what Groupon did and if I had used it before. Then we went on to talk about my former experiences and if/how they would be applicable to the job. The entire time again asking me if I understood how Groupon made their money.
I applied online. I interviewed at Groupon (Chicago, IL)
Interview
Had an initial 30 min phone interview that covered some basic interview questions. Then came into the office for two 30 minute interview with managers where it was a lot of role playing scenarios with customers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you had to deal with a frustrated customer and how did you handle it?