Applied in website, HR followed up within 2-3 days and scheduled first round of interview. Very standard interview questions for first round. HR did a good job describing job description and expectations. HR didn’t mention anything about company benefits on the first round.
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Please Tell me about yourself
Why are you interested in this position
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at 829 Studios (Los Angeles, CA) in Sept 2024
Interview
I thought it went well. The girl in HR at the time was friendly. It seemed like they liked me and thought I was qualified for the position. The experience overall was positive until it was time to talk about salary.
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Are you familiar with SEO tools such as Ahrefs, SEMRush, Screaming Frog, Google Analytics, and Search Console?
I applied online. I interviewed at 829 Studios in May 2026
Interview
Waste of time with 5 rounds of interviews. For a very small marketing firm there's no need for that many rounds. Interviewers were all unprepared and read off a script.
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Question 1
Either AI related questions or the same "biggest challenge" question asked by every interviewer