I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zillow (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2012
Interview
Multiple interviews with multiple execs/employees in various positions across an afternoon. Things moved VERY quickly from initial contact to job offer.
Gorgeous office (and getting a tour was an added bonus). Immediately struck by the culture in the office area -- people were obviously working hard, but also having fun. Pretty basic "tech start up" sort of atmosphere, including free drinks and recreation like ping pong, foosball and xBox, along with requisite free drinks and snacks.
Got the feeling that the interviewers were looking more for intelligence and "cultural fit" as opposed to specific job skills. Part of that is likely position dependent.
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Negative experience
Average interview
Application
I interviewed at Zillow (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Phone interview went really well, but the first department interview was useless. Met with someone who was asked to cover the position until they hired someone and would end up being a direct report. This individual had no understanding of strategic planning or creating roadmaps. Most of the questions were about how I'd manage the team. Personally I do not think that the first interview should be with one direct report. It can be later, but with more than one (as their opinion was the only one). Not impressed Zillow!
I applied online. I interviewed at Zillow (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2021
Interview
was a phone screen. Asked a bunch of theoritical ideal organizational questions which was really odd, considering I had not talked to literally anyone yet. I got the impression that I wasn't even talking to anyone in the hiring chain, so had no context at all to even talk about the job. Didn't learn much about the job, the company or the group which was frustrating.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
organizational theoretical structures, for an unknown structure. They were odd questions to be asking considering the stage of the process. All theoretical. Left with no understanding of the group is actually going to do, which seemed to be how they wanted it.
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We strive for a positive experience every time and it appears that in this instance, we may have let you down. If you would be willing to discuss this with me further, I'd like to hear directly from you. Please reach out to me at annie@zillowgroup.com. -Annie Rihn, VP of Recruiting
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Zillow (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2015
Interview
Started with a phone screening with the recruiter. After that it was a 30 minute phone call with the hiring manager who decided to bring me onsite. The onsite interviews were 1:1s for 30-45 minutes each. Overall the interview was enjoyable and covered a broad range of skills required for the role.