I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at eporta. (London, England) in Mar 2019
Interview
Very thorough interview consisting of several stages. Needed to do a mock presentation of a project. Although the CEO was sat doing emails whilst i was presenting… didnt appreciate that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Essentially they asked you to do an entire presentation of various pieces of furniture for a mock project. So had to source a range of products for the specific brief which consisted of several floors of a building. It was the biggest ‘project’ I’ve ever had to do for an interview.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at eporta.
Interview
A quite long process, 4 stages in total
I met really nice people and made a great impression of the company, although having to present my portfolio 3 times in different stages. They asked to do a workshop in 3rd interview stage, which was something I'd never imagine doing in a 50 minutes interview (used to whiteboards, presentations) but never this.
I got to the final stage, which was meeting the CEO and VP. That's when a red flag surged, CEO was super arrogant, it was so uncomfortable. After that, they decided to not move forward with an offer, although seemed like everyone else liked me. Quite a strange interview dynamic to be honest, it raised a couple of red flags regarding senior hierarchy imposing decisions, which doesn't fit the startup culture
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
First interview
Present portfolio
Workshop
Meet VP and Founder/CEO
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at eporta. (London, England) in Aug 2019
Interview
Relaxed informal chat on the telephone. Discussed the companies objectives and plans for the future. Also discussed my work experience and recent role in brief. I then met with the Sales Director and a member of the sales team to conduct a more formal interview and role play scenarios.