Volusion Interview Questions
& Process

I applied online and spoke with a recruiter who seemed really uninterested and bored. They mentioned their PMs handle over 30 clients, are the main point of contact, and only make $55k. I got to the next round, which involved answering three detailed questions within 15 minutes, with a 48-hour deadline from Friday afternoon. It would have taken at least an hour to answer them properly. I realized management likely doesn't understand task time, which is a red flag for me as a PM, so I decided not to continue.

It started with a phone screen with a technical recruiter. Then there was a take-home test where I had to build something that interacts with an API, which was pretty fun because I could build pretty much anything. After that, I had a technical interview with a team member where we did a relevant code exercise. The next step was an on-site meeting to talk with different people from the team I might join and other engineers. The most surprising part was getting some time with the CEO to discuss the company and ask questions. Overall, it was a really great experience where I learned a lot about the company, the team, and met some skilled engineers.

Applied online. Then had a call from a recruiter. Did a screening interview with the recruiter. Filled out a more detailed application. Waited a bit. Had a Skype interview with the manager and a team member. Waited again. Had a short telephone interview with the manager. Waited more. Finally, an onsite interview with the manager and the team. A few of the interviewers had only been there for less than a month. Overall: The interview process took two months and their communication wasn't the best.

Applied online and got an email from the recruiter the day after asking about a good time to talk on the phone. After setting that up we had a phone interview where she asked questions relating to my design experience, design process, and a few other questions that could relate to the position. Keeping up to date with new design trends and how I find out about new ideas. Also about what tools I use to design with. After that the recruiter sent me a design briefing for a fake client that was pretty thorough. I was able to find other peoples samples on Behance that had clearly applied for the same position so I assume they have a few on hand to send to potentials. I was given a few days to complete my designs and send back (it was just for a home page design too not a full site) but the company is very face paced so getting the designs done in a short amount of time helps as well. After sending my designs back the recruiter sent them over to the design team for the leads to check out. Within the same day I got call from the HR department setting up a time for me to come in for a face to face interview. She also emailed over some documents to fill out kind of outlining my work experience and such. For the face to face it took about 45 minutes. We went over some of my portfolio items and talked more about the clients I had worked with and more on my design process etc etc etc. It was kind of a "make sure I wasn't crazy" feeling to it really. I got a call later that evening with my offer.