I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Digitas in Sep 2014
Accepted offer
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Digitas (New York, NY) in Sep 2016
Interview
Went through an employee referral. Fast and transparent process - from submission of my resume to getting the offer was 4 weeks. 1.5 weeks to hear back from a recruiter, then 2 weeks to set up in-person interviews (4 back to back 1 on 1 interviews).
Everyone is smart and motivated, and the offer was very competitive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Market sizing question, questions about your experience (they are interested in your quantitative capabilities)
I applied online and got contacted by HR. First round was basic background questions. A week later, I skyped with 3 people for the second round, 2 peers and 1 hiring manager. The peers will dig into your experience/project and ask you how you did this and may challenge you a little bit. Interview with hiring manager was surprisingly easy, just chatting about background and future projects. Didn't accept the offer because of the low pay.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through a project and tell me what tool you used and how you did it, followed up with in-depth questions of your methodology/approach.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Digitas (Boston, MA) in Aug 2014
Interview
HR was spectacular to deal with. Very courteous and prompt in their responses. They coordinated an in-person interview schedule as a series of back-to-back half hour interviews, each with a different individual.
While the interviewers seemed knowledgeable, there was a distinct lack of professionalism. One interviewer detailed one of the recent nights where the team got drunk, another showed up clearly hungover, and one played on his phone as I was answering questions. It was extremely insulting and an interview unlike anything I had previously seen. The saving grace was one interviewer who provided unbroken focus and from whom I received terrific feedback about the company and the particular role.