OuterBox Interview Questions
& Process

I interviewed through several rounds. First was a screener, then I spoke with the manager for Enterprise accounts, followed by a panel interview for a regular Strategist position. I didn't get the Enterprise role, though I thought it went pretty well. For the strategist role, the panel asked about my personal life and had me do a presentation. They said not to spend more than 30 minutes on it and that it wasn't about being right or wrong, just my philosophy. They rejected me due to issues with how I spend my personal time. I asked for feedback, but got a generic response, suggesting the decision wasn't based on my skills.

The interview process involved a pre-screen with the recruiter and then an interview with the hiring manager, followed by a final interview with the team. Overall, my experience was negative. The recruiter asked very few questions, maybe only 4 in total. I feel I might have overshared. It's worth noting that the job description stated fully remote, but travel of 10-15% is required.

I applied online and about a week later got the first initial via phone screen from HR. After that my information was passed to the direct hiring manager. Had my 2nd interview with the COO and went through my background. These interviews were super short of 30 mins not enough time to ask questions or get a good idea of the company. After that I was sent an PPC assessment to do which needed to be completed within 3 days. My issue is doing the assessment and getting a reject email stating I was not qualified. This was a big waste of our time when we as candidates don’t even get the chance to explain our strategies or reasonings. This why many hate doing these. My advice to this company is give the candidates a chance to explain or your wasting time and possibly losing good candidates. Overall the process was a waste and I don’t plan on ever reapplying to this company.

I submitted an application online and a few days later, the HR coordinator reached out to schedule an initial chat with two HR folks. We talked about my experience, my reasons for seeking a new role, and some fundamental SEO topics. Following that, I was asked to complete an SEO assessment with 12 questions related to SEO. Once I submitted the assessment, I got another call to set up a second interview with the hiring manager and one of the partners. The people were really nice and seemed genuinely interested in getting to know me. I appreciated how involved they were in the conversation!