The interview process was very informative. The team was welcoming and provided important insight into company culture. The presentation portion of the interview was also welcoming and the team seemed genuinely interested in my experience and the material I was presenting.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at WillowTree (Charlottesville, VA) in Nov 2019
Interview
The interview process started off well. I had applied for a Travel Coordinator position but the recruiter (Corey) reached out and recommended that I apply for the Content Strategist instead, given my experience. I was looking for something remote, but after reading such great Glassdoor reviews about the company, I considered working full-time again. After a few weeks of back and forth emails, I was scheduled for their online-video interview. This is where my perspective of the company shifted. The questions, though specific to the job role, were hardly enough to get to know the applicant. I followed up afterward to find out the next steps and pretty much got the run around for a few more weeks. The HR person on my case continued to ghost me before sending a generic decline via email a few more weeks later. All in all, it didn't seem like I was genuinely interviewed and my time felt wasted.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at WillowTree (Charlottesville, VA) in Jul 2016
Interview
I found the job listing on Glassdoor and sent my application through their website. A recruiter followed up with me 1-2 weeks later and asked me to record a video answering certain questions. After I sent that video in, she set up a video interview with the hiring manager and executive in charge of the department. Finally, they flew me out for an in-person presentation and interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you feel about the Oxford comma?
Describe your process for creating a content strategy.
Why did you leave [former job]?
How do you optimize search results for app stores?
Content Strategist applicants have rated the interview process at WillowTree with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Content Strategist roles take an average of 48 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at WillowTree overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at WillowTree as a Content Strategist according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
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