The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ryan (Los Angeles, CA) in May 2009
Interview
The process began with a recruiter contacting me to set up a phone interview, which lasted about 30 to 45 minutes. She walked through my resume with me and asked me to explain the types of things I did for each organization I was involved in. After that, she asked standard questions such as "why ryan? how did you hear about us? tell me a little bit about yourself." Once that was over, she contacted me a week and a half later to set up an onsite interview. The day of the onsite interview, I took a test similar to the SAT which measured my verbal, math, and behavioral skills. If you do not pass this test, you will not be able to meet with the principal or the manager. Once you pass the test, you will first meet with the manager and then the principal, both are on a one on one basis. They explained the position more thoroughly and asked standard questions like the recruiter asked related to your resume and also things like "what is your biggest weakness? and what do you think was the biggest thing you walked away with from college?" After meeting with them, you then have to name 5 references who will take a survey about you, your skills, and your work habits. Once you enter them into the system, the company will email them the survey to fill out.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Ryan
Interview
Phone Screen was supposed to be followed by an interview, however, after repeated follow ups, I didn't hear back with the recruiter promising updates. Overall, a negative experience in this process, despite having connections.
I applied online. I interviewed at Ryan (Dallas, TX) in Jan 2026
Interview
The first interview provides good insight into the company, role, and serves as an introductory interview to prove that you can at least hold a conversation well. I would recommend doing your due diligence on the company and position, have some questions lined up for when the time is right.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are some of the technologies/languages that you are familiar with
Very smooth. It was two phone calls over two months. My only complaint was that there was an extended waiting period between calls. Other than that, it was a straightforward process!