Christie's Interview Questions
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Intern
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
After reviewing my resume, I had to complete a Hireview, which is a recorded video interview. Then I had a zoom call with someone from the hiring department. It's pretty tough to get hired here, with less than a 2% acceptance rate, so having connections really helps.
Confirmed questions7 questions
- Can you share your greatest weakness?
- What would you say is your greatest strength?
- Why the art world?
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Marketing Strategy Intern
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral
The interview process was online and conducted entirely in Cantonese, with interviewers keeping their cameras off. It felt quite casual, and we ended up having a good laugh. It started with introductions and moved on to questions about why I was interested in Christie's, what their marketing functions are, what I knew about the company, and my previous marketing experience.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Can you introduce yourself, and explain why you're interested in Christie's? What do you know about Christie's marketing functions and the company itself? Also, tell us about your marketing experience.
- Tell us about yourself, why you chose Christie's, what you understand about Christie's marketing departments, and your prior experience in marketing.
- Please share your background, your motivation for applying to Christie's, your knowledge of Christie's marketing activities, and your relevant marketing experience.
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Customer Service Representative
Entry Difficult Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Group Panel Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation Group Other
We had a group interview with four people and two staff members. We started with self-introductions in English, then moved to Q&A in Cantonese, and finally did role-playing scenarios in Mandarin. The self-introduction and scenario part were required, but the Q&A was optional.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Could you share an experience dealing with a customer complaint?
- Imagine you're given a note with auction item details needed from a customer. The interviewer will act as a Mandarin-speaking customer asking about auctioning an item with us. How would you handle this?
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Post-Sale Coordinator
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical
I only made it to the screening interview for this role. They use an AI software that feeds you questions. It's extremely unnatural—the software got in trouble a few years back for analyzing facial features to determine who is "trustworthy." The program only asked three questions, and two of them were virtually identical, which made it a bit difficult to make a good impression. I definitely botched it, haha. My concern is that since then they have passed up on me for positions I am more qualified for than the one I did the AI interview with. So I guess while the actual interview is not hard in theory, if you don't progress, they remove you from consideration for all positions.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about a challenge you overcame at work.
Christie's Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Christie's interview reports.
“What actions have auction houses taken in response to the epidemic's impact on the art market?”
Read reports →“What can you tell us about a recently sold item by Christie's?”
Read reports →“In your opinion, what has been the impact of the epidemic on the art market, and how has it evolved?”
Read reports →“Can you identify two market trends from 2019 auction sales?”
Read reports →“Can you identify this Picasso painting and write a brief essay about it?”
Read report →“What are the latest trends in the art market, and what's your perspective on them?”
Read report →“Which area of art, especially within the post-war and contemporary field, interests you?”
Read report →“Can you tell me who your favorite artist is and explain your reasoning?”
Read report →“Could you write a short response, perhaps a paragraph or two, reflecting on a piece of art?”
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