I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Houzz (Irvine, CA) in Sep 2016
Interview
I applied at Houzz in the beginning of August 2016. A recruiter emailed me towards the end of September and I then had a phone interview. I can't say enough about how sweet and wonderful the recruiter was. The conversation was not awkward at all and she was very friendly and made me excited about the opportunity. I was then called in for a formal interview with the hiring manager. The interview was very underwhelming and the excitement in the office that Houzz markets was not at all the vibe I picked up when I went in person. I felt the hiring manager was very disinterested and by the time I left the interview I was no longer interested in the position, as the person I interviewed with described the role as a telemarketer job with essentially no room for growth (higher pay but still a telemarketer). With that said, the recruiters could not have been better and I feel that because they had set the bar so high, I was instantly disappointed by the hiring manager's lack of energy. Definitely a disappointing experience after all the wonderful things I have heard about Houzz.
Phone screening, two in-person interviews. Very basic get-to-know-you kind of questions. They were interested in what you were like in high school. They used to have the philosophy that your high school performance dictated your professional performance. Not sure if this is still the case.
The interview process was lengthy and you have to go through a fair amount of interviews. There are basic question & answer interviews, and then there was a simulated customer experience interview as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked to simulate a call with a customer and describe what Houzz is.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Houzz
Interview
Very friendly and informal. First couple of rounds were online, than in-person. One of the steps required to do a mock conversation with a potential customer. Overall, a very positive experience.
Account Coordinator applicants have rated the interview process at Houzz with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 44.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Account Coordinator roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 79 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Houzz overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Houzz as a Account Coordinator according to 79 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Phone interview: 29%
Background check: 13%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 6%
Presentation: 4%
Other: 2%
Personality test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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