E.L.F. BEAUTY Manager Interview Questions
& Process

Applied for an Office Manager position in LA for Fall 2025. The whole thing was a mess for over a month, really unprofessional. First, I had a recruiter call that seemed to go well, and she said I was a top contender and sent a link to schedule with the hiring manager. I set up the Zoom interview, but the hiring manager just didn't show up. No contact, nothing. I emailed a few times, and then after two days, the recruiter finally replied, apologizing for a 'scheduling mistake' because the hiring manager was traveling. She asked for my availability to reschedule, which I sent right away, but then got ghosted again over the weekend. Later, I got an email saying I didn't get the job. When I replied, the recruiter called me in a panic, saying the rejection was a mistake and they really wanted me to interview, claiming the role was moving to another recruiter and the system auto-sent the rejection. She apologized a lot and promised a goodie bag. After another week of emails, I finally got scheduled with the hiring manager. On the day of that interview, they pushed it back twice, first 30 mins, then another hour. The interview itself was rushed, only 30 minutes. The hiring manager seemed bored, questioned if I even understood the job, and acted like she had to be somewhere else. Didn't mention any of the mess. It's been over a month since then with total silence – no updates, no rejection. I've seen them post the job again and other jobs too. They never sent the promised goodie bag. Looking at other reviews, many people had similar experiences with being called top candidates, getting ghosted, scheduling chaos, and never hearing back. I should've checked those reviews first. For a company that talks about culture and valuing people, the whole experience was disorganized, disrespectful, and a waste of my time. It seems like this is how they operate, not just a one-off.

We had 4 rounds with the external recruiting agency, and then 3 more with internal folks. All of the interviews were virtual, on camera. It was pretty laid back and conversational. They asked general interview questions about my background, experience, interests, and if I knew about the company.

The interview process was really disappointing and felt disrespectful. They completely ghosted me after I went through 3 rounds of interviews. It started with an HR interview, then I interviewed with the hiring manager and some other managers from different teams. I had to chase them up multiple times to get any response between interview rounds. It took about 2 weeks between each round. The whole thing was super disorganized. I don't think it's worth anyone's time.