Cox Enterprises Analyst Interview Questions
& Process

It was a virtual interview with multiple people, and it went for 2.5 hours. The interview groups were given different types of questions to ask. Some interviews were technical, and others were more personal or conversational.

First, a Company Recruiter contacted me and asked some really specific questions about my experience that related to the job. For example, they asked me to explain a step-by-step process for working with a SQL database, and they typed out everything I said. They even asked me to slow down because they weren't the fastest typist. They were very nice, though. About two weeks later, another recruiter called to set up the interviews. They told me who I'd be speaking with and that I should get ready for STAR method questions.

So I had a phone interview first, like normal, and then a face to face interview. The phone interview was pretty standard, asking about my work experience. Nothing weird like riddles or typical weakness questions. But the second interview was weirdly like a consulting one, with case-like questions, even though the job isn't consulting. They actually scheduled my third interview, a face to face, before this second one, which was odd. Then, between the second and third, they wanted me to come in person to meet someone who couldn't make the third interview. I couldn't do it because of my job and it was just really inconvenient. For the third interview, I was supposed to meet three people, but one didn't show up. So I ended up doing a conference call alone in a room, which was not what I expected. And one of the other people seemed super rushed and his thoughts were all over the place. Plus, he had a really strong accent, which made it hard to understand him, and it led to an awkward conversation. He also didn't seem to have great social skills, in my opinion. We barely had any time left for me to ask questions, less than 30 minutes. It felt like neither of us got a proper interview, especially since it was in person and not just a quick phone screen. My advice is that interviews are a two-way street, so treat them like that. My take is that the department seemed really disorganized, and it made me doubt if I even wanted to work there, even though it's a new group. Everyone was nice, but the whole process felt really poorly done and a waste of everyone's time. In the end, I think we all agreed it was for the best they didn't offer me the job, and I would have been hesitant to leave my current job anyway.