I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at The RealReal (Brisbane, CA) in Feb 2020
Interview
I actually applied for a warehouse receiver position and got an email about setting up a phone interview for a photo production assistant position. At first I didn't notice because I'd been contemplating applying to the photo position but I didn't think I was qualified enough. When I got the email I assumed I'd just forgotten and applied to both.
Eventually I scrolled back through my applications and realized I never applied for this position in the first place. That should have been a red flag for their recruiter to be that disorganized, but I chose not to say anything because I preferred this position to the one I applied for.
Eventually I did the phone interview, which was rescheduled several times, and it was about 30 minutes of the recruiter telling me about the position more than asking me questions. I didn't really get a chance to sell myself, she spent a lot more time telling me about the hours, the required overtime, how numbers-driven the department is. It sounded like slave labor at near minimum wage.
Less than a week later I got an email saying there were better candidates for the role.
I applied online. I interviewed at The RealReal (Phoenix, AZ)
Interview
It was a group interview where you tour the premises. There are multiple stands with mannequins that have to be styled by the staff and you just have to put the clothes on to take the pictures.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at The RealReal
Interview
Interviewer was 15 minutes late to the interview, didn't know my name or have my resumè. If you're looking to actually work with cameras, don't bother. It's just a manual labor warehouse job, not much to actually do with photography. Wish I knew that before I wasted my time. Job description was pretty misleading. Definitely interview elsewhere.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Didn't ask me anything, just "tell me about yourself"
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at The RealReal
Interview
It is a 20 minute max phone call asking about your experience and if you would be able to commit to the job, physically. They make sure you know that you will be on your feet all day and how you can get to the job location via bus pickup.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What photo experience do you have? Do you experience working with mannikins?
Photo Production Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at The RealReal with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Photo Production Assistant roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 18 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The RealReal overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at The RealReal as a Photo Production Assistant according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 37%
One on one interview: 29%
Drug test: 17%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 6%
Background check: 3%
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