Kelley Blue Book Interview Questions
& Process

It was 3, almost 4 rounds of interview. One initial phone interview with a recruiter. Then a Skype call with 2 managers. Then an in person interview with the same 2 managers as on the Skype call. Then a final interview with senior manager and the director. Basic questions asked, nothing daunting. Looking for detailed, accurate people. The director was intelligent and very meticulous in assessing fit for the role. Seems like a good company with great PTO and benefits.

The interview process included three separate interviews. First, I had a one-on-one with the hiring manager. Then, there were two panel interviews with several individuals who would collaborate with this role across different departments. Everyone involved was professional and treated me with respect. They were primarily interested in my project management experience, followed by my past work history and skills, and lastly, my personality. Since this is a relatively new position, the interview didn't provide a lot of extra details about the day-to-day responsibilities. The whole experience lasted for three hours.

I was contacted shortly after applying. A phone screening was set up. The HR person asked relevant intelligent questions pertaining to experience required for the job, which she described in adequate detail. Shortly after that a phone interview was set up with the hiring manager. He gave a good description of the role and some insights to the culture, asked good questions about my experience to ascertain suitability to the role. Shortly after that interview, the HR person contacted me to set up a face to face with the same hiring manager. This interview took place soon afterwards. This entailed a deeper description of the role and many 'what if' questions - what would you do in this situation? etc to determine whether I really had the experience I claimed. Shortly after that I was contacted to meet with 3 others to get a sense of different areas of the company and culture.

I was first contacted by email about an interview appointment at their Irvine location. The initial interview was a bit longer than I expected, as I met with 4 different people. It was very straightforward, just the typical behavioral questions. One of the employees I met seemed really uninterested, but the other three were friendly and helpful. I was asked twice by different people if I had been referred by someone in the office, which felt a little awkward. Near the end, I asked about what happens next and was told to wait 3 weeks because they had a lot of applications. I waited 4 weeks with no updates, so I emailed the HR person who first contacted me and one of the interviewers, but I never heard back.