I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Compass in Oct 2016
Interview
I submitted my application through Compass’ site and was contacted by an internal recruiter to schedule a phone interview 2 days later. 30 minutes before the phone interview the internal recruiter rescheduled due to a last minute offsite appointment. 2 days later I awaited our rescheduled call and didn't hear from him. I made contact and the internal recruiter said there was an issue with his phone's reception. We rescheduled the phone interview for the third time.
5 days later I was contacted for my phone interview. The internal recruiter outlined the phone interview as a preliminary, non-technical interview, asked me to tell him about myself and then shared with me more on Compass and the position. 15 minutes into my phone interview he started wrapping up the call. I asked if this was the entire phone interview and if Compass was still considering applicants for the position. His reply was yes, complimented my qualifications as they related to the position and said he would like to schedule a video call as a next step in the process.
Following my phone interview I received a follow-up email which requested my availability for the video call. I shared a wide range of availability and 5 days passed with no response to a handful of my inquiries.
20 days into the interview process, having only completed my phone interview, I reached out to Compass and was prepared to rescind my application. I learned the internal recruiter had left the company and they had passed on my candidacy.
To be fair, I still believe factions of Compass are stellar but my limited experience with them was disorganized and off-putting.
Felt similar to another SGM interview I read on Glassdoor. Had one call with recruiter and felt like I was just a number to boost number of people interviewed for the position.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Compass (New York, NY) in Jun 2024
Interview
I was told it was a 4-5 interview process. I completed an introductory interview with the main recruiter for the department. He prepped me for the second interview. I was prepared to speak very specifically about the requirements of the position but unfortunately the head of the department did not ask me anything about my knowledge of the product and steered the conversation away from it when I attempted to display how my experience would fit the position. I wasn’t offered a second interview despite being uniquely qualified.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Compass in Apr 2024
Interview
Recruiter reached out to me several times. On our call she immediately prefaced the call with "Well this wont take long at all" and sounded like she was speed reading through a job description. Then she asked to learn a little about my background. After I shared about my bg, no questions were asked and was told that she will share the information with the hiring people and will get back to me. I don't even think I was able to say Bye as she hung up so quick. I've been in recruiting and staffing for many years and this was the most unprofessional recruiter I've spoken to. She sounded impatient and just trying to get her numbers in. I was honestly so shocked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No questions were asked about me, what I'm looking for, no follow up questions on my experience, background, etc. It was a complete waste of my time, but at least it wasn't a 30 min call because she was right - it didnt take long about a 9 minute phone call.