I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Groupon (London, England) in Dec 2018
Interview
I applied for a position as account executive in London, a recruiter from Poland got in touch by email first, by phone and skype afterwords. They first got in touch the 18th of december and after a quick call they arranged a skype call the 4th of January with a guy based in Milan. The Skype call has been really straight forward nothing technical about the role. He told me there were several candidates to interview and that they would get back to me either with a positive or negative answer in the next days. After 20 days I finally received an email stating they were keen to proceed with a face to face interview onsite in one of their offices either in London or Milan. I chose London as I am based here. They NEVER get back arranging a time for the interview even after I reached them out with a couple of emails. They simply disappeared. Just one word: ridiculous.
The interview process for an account executive role is rigorous, focusing on your consultative sales approach, ability to navigate complex deal cycles, overcome objections, and demonstrate genuine, results-driven relationship building.
I applied online. I interviewed at Groupon (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2024
Interview
Phone Call interview with recruiter. She invited me to go for the next steps. I was scheduled for a 1 hour google meet with managers. That interview was canceled two days beforehand by another recruiter that I never even spoke with, she said she canceled all existing interviews due to "hiring pause" and that she will reach out as soon as they can reschedule. I emailed both recruiters after I received that message and no response! Pretty unprofessional, unorganized, and lack of communication. During this same time, I have interviewed with other large companies and the recruiters were better at every single company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at Groupon? What interests you about the role? Basic interview questions that many companies will ask.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Groupon (Sydney) in Nov 2020
Interview
I was contacted by a really lovely HR representative for an introductory call. I got a really good sense of the company and role just in that first call. I was updated regularly and given lots of opportunities to ask questions and to gain feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Reasons for applying for a job with Groupon and this role?