I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at HOK (Calgary, AB)
Interview
The interview was about and hour, they asked me about myself and to go through a couple of my projects. I had a bad experience because the interviewers became condescending while presenting to them a project completed with a partner. The attitude was that I was not capable of completing the work I showed. They didn't seem to believe the amount I had contributed to the project. Shortly afterwards, one of the two interviewers left the meeting early, despite it being scheduled for the full hour by their administrative staff. I found it very rude and unmotivating, and was an immediate red flag. It spoke volumes to me about their company culture and how they treat people. Based on this interview experience alone, I would not want to be an employee at this firm.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about yourself and your educational background.
It was pretty standard, asked me to go over my portfolio and then gave a rough idea about the projects and tasks that I would be working on that summer.
I got interviewed by the Houston office several years ago. It's a general process: Introduction, portfolio review, some general questions and the interviewers' introduction of the firm. Went very nice and it was about 40 min.
Applied in company's website. Then, in 3 weeks, a hiring manager contacted me. Set up an interview schedule and meet with two architects, principal and senior associate, in zoom. Overall interview process was normal.
Architectural Intern applicants have rated the interview process at HOK with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Architectural Intern roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HOK overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HOK as a Architectural Intern according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 50%
Group panel interview: 50%
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