Thrillist Interview Questions
& Process

I applied on a Tuesday and got an email for an interview on Friday. It was a super easy and relaxed interview, with me and another person interviewed at the same time. We first had to answer hypothetical customer questions on our computers, using the JackThreads website for help, which took about 15-20 minutes. After that, we met the interviewer, who was very laid back. They didn't ask typical interview questions, but instead chatted with us for about 45 minutes to an hour to get to know us as people. I was interviewed on a Monday and heard back on Thursday about the position, and I got offered the job and accepted it.

I first got an email from the Talent Manager about a month after applying online. She asked about my salary needs and when I was free for interviews with the Social Media Lead and Brand Director, separately. I was happy they were considering me for the NYC job even though I live in NJ. I checked out their office culture online and saw some wild reviews, but when I visited, the office seemed pretty normal and busy. The Talent Manager took me to the Social Media and Marketing floor and we waited for my interviewers. First, I met the Social Media Lead, my potential boss, and we discussed my passion for social media, how I keep up with it, and my experience as a freelance Social Media Manager. She mentioned their team was growing and they needed to hire fast for their JackThreads brand. I also brought up her previous jobs, which she seemed to like. Then, she gave me a no-deadline assignment to test my social media marketing skills. After that, I met the Brand Director, who mostly covered the same topics and explained his position. He also asked about salary, and I said $50,000, but he said it was out of budget, which reminded me of Glassdoor complaints about pay. I left determined to prove myself with the assignment, which involved creating hypothetical social media posts for JackThreads, including summer and World Cup themes, plus ideas for videos and articles. I also explained why my posts would work and the best times to publish them based on data. I sent my work in on Sunday after interviewing Friday. I didn't hear back for three days, so I emailed to confirm they got it. The next day, they confirmed receipt and were impressed, saying they'd be in touch. After two weeks of no contact, I emailed again. Then I saw the job posting was removed from their site. I called the Talent Manager to check my status, and she told me they hired someone else who lived in NYC, and that living in NJ was apparently an issue. I was disappointed by the unprofessional ending after the initial positive impression.

I applied via my school's job portal and then a recruiter reached out via email. First, there was a recruiter call to check my background, then 2 rounds of technical interviews. The first technical round was a phone interview covering basic OOP and Java like Polymorphism, abstract class, static methods, and get/post methods, plus database concepts like normalization and SQL injection. The second technical round was an online coding interview that was pretty tough.

I applied online and got a quick response from an HR rep. Then I had an in-person interview with the head of the video department, followed by a phone interview with the producer who would be my direct supervisor. After these three interviews, I never heard back from them again. Even when I tried to reach out to the producer and the HR rep, they didn't reply. I would have liked an email or a call to let me know I didn't get the job, instead of just being ghosted. I found the whole experience frustrating and quite rude.