The initial interview was a phone call which lasted about one hour - I read that other phone screenings were much shorter so I'm assuming I talk too much about myself. Regardless, I was asked to come into the office to complete several screening tests.
I sat in an office and completed one analytical test, one grammar test, and two personality exams. I found them to be fairly straightforward (as far as end-of year exams are concerned) and finished right under two hours.
The hiring manager informed me that she would be in contact within the week, but I received an email only an hour later asking me to return for an interview with a panel of three. Ecstatic - and believing that I was a test-taking genius - I confirmed the meeting and spent the next several days preparing.
The meeting went well and lasted about 30 minutes. I was asked questions similar to the phone interview - the two ladies were very professional, and by professional I mean they had perfected corporate politeness. The dude was cooler, he laughed at my jokes.
Unsure of my ranking, I was emailed the next day and notified that I made it the the fourth round of the hiring process (yay!). I was required to complete an hour-long writing assignment to determine if I possessed the copywriting chops to work at a measurable and results-driven company such as ROI.
I finished 20 minutes past the designated time slot and left with a strong sense of disappointment. The next day I received a short email of rejection and spent the next night eating pizza and watching Netflix while wanting to bury my head in a pile of dirt. I felt rejected and the copy pedestal on which I stood was ripped from under me.
So the next day I created a website and began marketing myself as a communications specialist with skills in content marketing and SEO. We'll see how it goes. I'm not bitter, ROI.
Ok, maybe a bit.