Wildlife Studios Manager Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process was pretty fast and simple. I first had a Zoom call with the recruitment manager. After that, I got a take-home assignment that took me three days to complete. Then, I had an in-person interview with the director of monetization, and finally, I talked to the GM. It was a quick process overall and wasn't too tough.

This was honestly one of the worst interview experiences I've had, really made me feel like I dodged a bullet not joining. It kicked off with a video chat with the hiring manager where they talked about the role and company, but missed standard stuff like perks and benefits. Then, there was a group video interview with the team, which was actually pretty cool. After that, I had a final video interview with the hiring manager's manager, and they asked for my salary expectations. I also took it upon myself to meet the hiring manager for coffee onsite to discuss the studio and role more, which was also great. The trouble started after that. I had an audio call with a senior recruiter that was supposed to be for feedback, but they mostly just talked about their old job and how great it was. It felt like a sales pitch, not about me. They asked if I was in a rush for a decision, and I said yes, timely updates would be great since I was interviewing elsewhere. The next day, we had the final video interview, which was good, but then it went silent for a whole week. After 7 days, I had to chase the recruiter for an update because I needed to let other people know my availability, but I was holding out hope for this job. I got a really curt email back, apologizing for the delay and saying a decision would be made the next day. It wasn't. Instead, I was asked to schedule another 'feedback call.' I replied with my availability and asked if they could confirm if a decision had been made so I could reply to others. More silence for 4 days, then I finally got a generic rejection email with grammar mistakes. This was super disappointing, especially since I never heard back about the feedback call I was supposed to schedule. The canned response would have made sense earlier, but after three video calls, an audio call, and an onsite chat, this felt really unprofessional. I emailed back pointing out the issues and the fact that the feedback call was never scheduled. The recruiter apologized again and offered to schedule a call to discuss why I wasn't selected, saying someone would email me. Nobody did after 2 days, so I just gave up. The talent acquisition team really dropped the ball on the candidate experience, which makes me wonder about the organization itself. Honestly, the whole talent acquisition process made me feel like I dodged a bullet. I wouldn't want to interview here again, and future applicants should be warned.

The interview process was long and not transparent at all. The recruiter didn't even know what the interviews were like and was completely unprepared. They'd say one thing, but the interview would be completely different. This happened in 3 out of the 4 interviews. The recruiter lacked knowledge of the role they were hiring for, which shows a clear disconnect between them and the manager. It felt very amateurish to me, as you should know the job you're dealing with. After over a month in the process, including cases, interviews, and everything else, they didn't even bother to give feedback on why I wasn't approved. They gave a generic and totally non-transparent response. You invest weeks of effort and study, and the company can't even spare 15 minutes for feedback. I think it says a lot about the culture and the people in it. It was a terrible experience, and if I had known, I wouldn't have gone through it. The process itself wasn't complicated, just some business cases, as the company is made up of former consultants and they love to give cases, but they were easy to solve (instead of spending this time evaluating the candidate's past experiences). There were also interviews to assess cultural fit or Amazon's leadership principles, as the company seems to be trying to imitate them.