I applied online. I interviewed at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2022
Interview
There was a screening call, then video conference interview with 3 people on their team. After I got invite to an office tour during their lunch hour. Really nice office but I saw some employees taking naps at their desks, so you can imagine long hours when working here,
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical Portfolio questions, roles in certain projects, etc
I interviewed at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (London, England)
Interview
Quick and seamless. Friendly and open and got a decision within a day. Organized and like to see progress work, working out and sketches in an organized fashion. Prioritizing Clarity and Communication.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please take us through your work and pervious experience
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (New York, NY) in Jun 2023
Interview
Referral helped with landing interview, asked lots of high level concept questions about project you present with follow ups, expect to explain your project in depth and have different design decisions questioned. submitted an online application first before hand with a couple pages but a bit generic and can do resume autofill
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and walk through a project on your portfolio
introducing yourself and portfolio (focusing on one or two projects), answering some of the interviewers' questions and asking them a couple of questions(like how they collaborated with each other, what kind of projects will I participate, etc.)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how would your design(one of my projects) relate to the urban context?
Architectural Designer I applicants have rated the interview process at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Architectural Designer I roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill as a Architectural Designer I according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 43%
One on one interview: 29%
Presentation: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
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