I applied through college or university. I interviewed at HKS (Atlanta, GA) in Jan 2020
Interview
Pretty standard. They invited me into the office and asked me to present my portfolio right away. I met with 3 people total. They gave me an office tour and asked if I was applying with any other company in the area, too.
One principal and staff, two rounds. It was a good process and personable people. Didn’t feel too difficult and was just about getting to know one another. Was able to ask a lot of questions
Over teams. There should be 3 people interviewing me but only 2 junior staff showed up. Feels more like a random conversation than serious interview. I feel something was going on in the background.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at HKS in Feb 2023
Interview
It was a 5-on-1 interview with the leaders of the office and some entry-level architectural designers. It was an intense set up. They have your portfolio up on a screen for you when you walk and start quizzing you pretty quickly. However, the culture seemed playful and quickly became a very interesting conversation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about us? Tell us a bit about yourself.
Architectural Designer applicants have rated the interview process at HKS with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Architectural Designer roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HKS overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HKS as a Architectural Designer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 38%
Background check: 25%
Skills test: 13%
Drug test: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
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