SWA Group Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at SWA Group.
SWA Group
Designer
Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral
I applied on the company website and then chatted over email with someone from the office for a few weeks. The application asked for a cover letter, my portfolio, and a letter of interest, which is pretty standard for design jobs.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe your design process?
SWA Group
Landscape Designer
Mid Easy Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It was an online interview with a principal, an associate, and a designer. We talked about my past experience, how I work, my skills, and what I think about current industry trends. It was a pretty relaxed vibe.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about your experience at XXX (your graduate school).
SWA Group
Intern
Intern Easy Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Presentation Background check Offer
Interview formats
Presentation Behavioral
The interview process was smooth. First, I presented two projects from my portfolio that best represent me. Then, the interviewer asked me questions about my work during my last internship. After a week, I received the offer from this firm.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What software did you use for the drawings and what did you learn from your past project?
SWA Group
Landscape Architect
Entry Difficult Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
There were two interviewers who really seemed to take my experience into consideration, which was a bit surprising for a landscape architect role since it wasn't the usual BLA or MLA background. However, one of them was quite discouraging and skeptical. He really seemed to think it was a big problem that I didn't know Autocad yet, even though I was already skilled in Vectorworks and knew they had another junior designer who was learning Autocad. I ended up getting hired by a different company and picked up Autocad pretty quickly within a couple of months.
Confirmed questions0 questions
No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.
SWA Group Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from SWA Group interview reports.
“How long does it take you to create a drawing?”
Read reports →“What is your estimated time to construct a site model using Rhino?”
Read reports →“What is your visa status?”
Read reports →“What sparked your interest in landscape architecture?”
Read reports →“Are you an architect?”
Read report →“Tell me about your swagness level.”
Read report →“Tell me about your visa status.”
Read report →“Why do you want to work in this city?”
Read report →“What software did you use for the drawings and what did you learn from your past project?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 21 SWA Group interview reports.