I applied online. I interviewed at Zillow in Aug 2014
Interview
The hiring process was awesome and fast. After the call for an interview I sent in a video submission then received a call for an interview. The interview was awesome. Everyone is kind and hapoy to be at work. They really want to see how you present yourself, how interactive and comfortable you are, and how well you can think on your feet (handle objections). Training was long, but they make it as comfortable as possible with lots of breaks and lots of interaction from management teams. The goal is to equip new hires with as much ammunition for both selling (product knowlege/sales skills) and metrics knowledge (proven methods of success for long term growth). I read some of these reviews of people upset at the culture (too happy?) or upset of the call time... the bottom line is they want you to be successful. Anyone is sales knows if they spend a month following up and not obtaining new clients they will have a slow month in the near future. Zillow management found a method for hard workers who want to progress in their career (and in their wallets) with an amazing company. If you choose to listen, the sky is the limit. If you want a professional atmosphere go work somewhere that requires a suit and tie. If you think you know better than management and don't want to be teachable then try somewhere else. I feel super blessed and excited to be a part of this family.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zillow (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2016
Interview
All in all, the process took about two weeks. I was contacted by a recruiter within 48 hours of applying online. The conversation lasted about 10 minutes and was focused on my knowledge of the position, my current situation and skills. Two days later I had a second, more focused phone interview with a sales manager. This conversation focused on how my experience directly relates to the position. This call lasted 20-30 minutes. After another two days I had my on-site interview and met with three different employees. This lasted around 1.5 hours and focused on my past employment, current employment, and how I would excel at the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
At your current job, what sort of day-to-day grinds do you experience? Why Zillow? What makes me a good fit for the position/company?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zillow
Interview
Applied online. Contacted about a week later. Began with the recruiter with a 20 min conversation about expectations regarding the position. If found to be a good fit, they push you to the 2nd phone interview. This one lasted about 20-30min. Posed more experience based questions that ensured a complete understanding of the role and its responsibilities. A day later I received a follow-up e-mail with a choice time to schedule the final interview with 3 different Managers (VP of Sales, GM, and a Sales Manager). All were very in depth questions regarding past work history and ensuring a complete understanding of the role and its responsibilities. Role played: sales pitch to test the knowledge of the product and see if there is a fluidity to the sales cycle.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Zillow? Do you have any Real Estate Knowledge/experience? What do you know about the Premier Agent Program? Give a time when you had to deal with confrontation with a Co-Worker. How did you handle it? Where do you want to be in the next 3 to 5 years? Describe your sales cycle. How long is your typical sales cycle? Why do you want to move out of your current role into this one?
I applied online. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Zillow (Irvine, CA) in Sep 2015
Interview
I found the job posting on indeed.com for the inside sales consultant position. I applied online and received an email the next day from a recruiting coordinator asking a few questions and requesting the days and times I was available for a phone interview. I had a 15-20 min phone interview with a different recruiter out of the Seattle office a week later. The next day I had a phone interview with a sales executive manager out of the Irvine Office. I was scheduled to come in the next business day for an in-person interview in the Irvine Office with 2 sales managers and the director. I heard back the next business day from the recruiter and was offered the position. I came close to the cut off period so my process was expedited.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for the Zillow Group?
How will you be successful here?
What do you believe brings results?