I applied online. I interviewed at Eponym in Jun 2017
Interview
The hiring manager canceled a couple of times and then was 15 minutes late on the call. It started off well enough until we hit two questions—compensation and job role. When I asked about the role, she became audibly agitated and said it's all in the job req. Since she was the hiring manager and not HR, I fully expected she'd go into a little more detail—in regards to email cadence, whether there's more editing than writing or just about anything else that would be helpful to know. That didn't happen but an attitude problem did. Red flag #1. Red flag #2 came when she asked expected salary. Since this was a more senior position and a dual role, I gave her a range based on that. I was in the same exact position prior and know a few people and gave a reasonable range. She verbally dismissed me and told me others had told her $20k less. If it was strictly social media or strictly copy, I would have agreed but she was hostile towards me because they preferred to underpay. While the concept of the company is great, my experience dealing with the hiring manager left me sour. Stick with Warby Parkers for a true customer experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What were some challenges you faced in the past? What do you think the salary on this position should be?
Started with a challenging and well thought out phone interview. I was excited by the caliber of questions, and was happy to be invited for an in person interview with one of the founders. The in person interview went well. It lasted well over an hour and we communicated with ease. I followed up with a thank you email and awaited next steps, only nothing ever came... No follow up, no further correspondence. I started out as someone who wanted to work for this brand as well as a customer. By failing to follow up they showed me a lack of respect, disregard for my time, a lack of organization and left a terrible taste in my mouth. Now I will never shop here again, and as someone who is active in the industry they lost my recommendation as an employer and as a brand. Failing to take five minutes to write a rejection letter is bad form, and bad business practice.
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Question 1
What system did you personally come up with and implement in your last position? How was it successful?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Eponym (Brooklyn, NY) in Feb 2015
Interview
Telephone interview, followed by in person, and a test. Why this was a horrible experience? I spent 2 hours during the interview, commuted from another city. The position required someone who does "random acts of kindness" One would only imagine, to get a call back or update that you weren't chosen for the position. After emails following up going unanswered, I was disappointed with the lack of follow thru from the hiring manager. Being the position is based on human connection, not reaching out to inform candidate is a gross misstep and extremely rude.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They ask you to answer three hypothetical queries clientele.