I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Glassdoor (Sausalito, CA) in Jun 2011
Interview
When the recruitment intern from GlassDoor.com called and asked if I was interested in having a 30 minute phone interview the following Monday, I said "YES"!
I LOVE glassdoor.com, and am a user and thought "How cool! Wouldn't it be great to work for a company that I already believe in and subscribe to!?"
Then I went to www.glassdoor.com and read some reviews of the company. OMG! Every reviewer entered a five rating... across the board! Everyone who works there LOVES, LOVES, LOVES IT! Who could not resist wanting to work for this incredible company!?
Then I read some of their press and I thought to myself "Wow, so much solid funding from so many reputable VCs! "Usually I steer against start ups, but this sounds too good to be true! "WHERE DO I SIGN!?"
So Monday came. My interview was scheduled for 2:30pm. At 2pm, my work phone rings. A young man introduces himself. He is with glassdooor.com. I'm happy to hear from him, but ask if I got the time wrong, as I had thought our interview was scheduled for 2:30pm. He puts me on hold. He comes back and apologizes "You're right, it's for 2:30pm. Here is my cell phone number, call me back here at 2:30pm." "Will do!," I promise.
Ring-a-ding-ding. It's 2:30pm. I'm calling. Once, twice, three times. Nobody is answering that cell phone number.
Odd, I think.
I call the Intern/Recruiter. Tell her about the mishap. She reschedules us for 2:30pm the very next day. He will call me, she assures me. She has all my contact info. I'm psyched again.
Next day is Tuesday. It's 2:30pm. No call. Now it's 2:40pm, still no call. You guessed it, 3pm comes and goes.... and noooooo call.
Sigh.
I went home that night a bit discouraged. I had been so excited. Such a cool job! Such a cool company!!!!
I make some dinner. I walk into my home office. I pick up my messages. Mister GlassDoor had called me at precisely 2:30pm. I check my email. Mister GlassDoor had emailed me there at the same time as well.
Odd, i think.
I write back to Mr. GD. "I'm so sorry I missed you! However, you wrote and called me at home. I'm at work during the days!"
No future calls. No future emails. Nothing.
Sigh.
The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Glassdoor in Feb 2010
Interview
The people at Glassdoor were very nice although at first it was impossible to reach anyone. My interview was what you'd expect of any normal software engineering job -- some technical questions, some normal interview questions. All in all, a nice experience. Unfortunately, the commute was a bit too length for my liking.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you think you could positively contribute to this company?
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Glassdoor (Sausalito, CA) in May 2011
Interview
The initial 45 minute phone interview with the Sr. Director of Product Management started out with a description of the role and a discussion of how the definition of the role had changed over time. Apparently the applicants who applied when they initially posted the position were not inline with what they were seeking so they revised the role and reposted it. We also reviewed my background and how it applied to the position. I then had a second 45 minute phone interview with the VP Product & Marketing. We reviewed my background and then got into some problem solving exercises that included: (1) What are some strategies for acquiring content on larger companies for which we they currently have none? (2) How do we keep information on over 200,000 companies up to date? (3) What would be the criteria for determining the length of time salary data remains relevant? Following this interview they scheduled me to come in for five hours of on-site interviews with various team members. The night before they emailed me and said that they would need to cancel the on-site interviews since they needed to again redefine the role.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
What are some strategies for acquiring content on larger companies for which we they currently have none?