I applied online. I interviewed at Ogilvy in Apr 2025
Interview
It was a lovely experience! It was focused truly on who you are as a person and your potential, not what you have done in the past. Focus on how you want to use this as an opportunity to grow and learn.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself. What client would you want to work for if you had to pick from the client list?
Meet different strategic leads you'd either report to or work with. Then more specific account or other leads within the specific account or team. No task given, but sharing of existing work or case studies always handy. Follow ups appreciated.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Will ask for real examples of how you express core values like integrity (do the right thing), expertise (do the best work of our lives) and collaboration (do it together).
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Ogilvy (New York, NY)
Interview
Typical HR phone screening interview, followed by individual interviews with the hiring manager and two other team members. The conversations were more around background and what skills I would bring to the team. Felt like it took a rather long time to get feedback about next steps.
Strategy applicants have rated the interview process at Ogilvy with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Strategy roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ogilvy overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ogilvy as a Strategy according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Drug test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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