Pop! Promos Interview Questions
& Process

It was a pretty quick process, like 4 interviews total - Hiring Manager, CEO, President, and then a 3-part chat with team members. Most interviews were about an hour long, partly because I asked a lot of questions. They also had an assessment for basic problem-solving and math skills. The whole thing was super fast, less than a week from first contact to offer. Interviews were back-to-back each day, but they were really flexible since I'm full-time employed and did them after hours virtually. Not having to sneak around my job made it way less stressful. I could really focus on the opportunity and the team. It was great to hear from everyone, including those who would report to me, to get their take. That's not something you see often. It really helped me get a feel for the company, and I hope they got a good feel for me too. I did feel like I was asked some of the same questions repeatedly though. Since it's a creative role, I was glad they didn't make me do a project, which is common and outdated. A skill assessment for Adobe knowledge would have been fine, but not spending 40 hours on a project. Everyone was attentive and friendly. The only hiccup was with the offer details from the President, but the hiring manager was quick to respond otherwise.

So I had this 15-minute phone chat first, you know, the usual stuff like salary expectations and my background. Then, a couple days later, a 30-minute Zoom call with someone from the design team. They asked things like why I wanted to join, about any screw-ups I've had, and how I manage to stay organized. After that, the curveball: a project to do in under 24 hours, and I had to send it back in its original Adobe Illustrator format. Honestly, spending like 5 hours on a full Tech Pack felt excessive, especially since in my 13 years, no one's ever asked for a project, they usually just look at your portfolio. I sent it back on time, and then… radio silence. I followed up, and they gave some excuse about an 'emergency' putting the whole process on hold. They promised to get back by the end of the week, but, surprise, nothing. More apologies and promises that once a specific team member was back from their 'emergency', they'd review my work. Long story short, they emailed saying they'd apologize for the delay in reviewing my work sample because a team member had a family emergency and was just getting back on track. While she was out, they apparently made an offer to someone else who accepted, so the position was closed. Felt like I was just doing free work. If the process was on hold due to an emergency, how did they hire someone else then? Super sketchy and unprofessional, and they didn't even bother to 'review' my work.

I had 4 interviews with Pop! Promos, a phone interview and then 3 in person interviews. For the last one, I had to make a 30 minute presentation, which I was very stressed and nervous about. When I did the presentation, I was told that they had "seen a bunch of these" and that they had four more people to get through after me. In my mind, they got 10 people to do this presentation. So basically, this was a massive waste of time and stress for me and 8 other people. This company first of all lies, as I was told in the first interview that it would be 5 people doing a presentation, and takes advantage of applicants precious time. Complete waste of time driving to Philly for three different interviews.

The whole process for this job took about 5 months. First, I had a quick phone interview to go over the job details and make sure I was a good fit. Then, I had a really short Skype call with the CEO. After that, I was told it would take longer than expected. A month later, they reached out again for an interview with the Director of Marketing and the CEO. Following that interview, I got a project to work on. About a week after submitting the project, I came in for the final in-office interviews, which lasted about an hour each. A month after that, I met with the President and then got the offer. The interviews went fine as long as I was prepared and had good questions, but it definitely took a while.