I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SmartBiz (Chicago, IL) in Sep 2025
Interview
The SmartBiz interview process was exceptionally well planned and convenient to schedule on their calendar. The interviewer was professional, knowledgeable, and punctual, making it a very positive and pleasant experience.
Please don't waste your time interviewing for this company. I got ghosted twice. Interviewed for both positions. I thought everything was going nice and smooth. I was asked to provide availability for a second interview and I get ghosted both times! I read the interview experiences for others and it was the same story. I was hopeful it wouldn't happen to me but I was so wrong. In the first interview I was told some bs about Smartbiz being transparent and my experience was nothing like it. I was told they would get back to me "in a few minutes" and still haven't gotten a response. I even called and tried multiple times to reach the interviewer through email the first time I was ghosted. Seriously this company has terrible hiring practices.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talked about "great" benefits in the first round of interview, asked nothing about my experience.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at SmartBiz in Apr 2024
Interview
Had a call with the recruiter for a chat on my background, salary expectations, company culture, etc. and was told they’d schedule an interview.
Following the initial positive conversation with the recruiter, there was never a response. After sending a few emails letting them know of my interest, I was ghosted. The whole thing was very weird.