I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Merkle (London, England) in Mar 2016
Interview
Very quick, I sent my application and got an email with invitation to a phone interview the following day. They were very good with letting you decide the time. Unfortunately, I got the time wrong but they were very kind to reschedule. Phone interview was easy and felt more like a chat; they asked general questions about what PPC marketing is and went over my CV with me. No trick questions. I received an email the following day with an invitation to a face-to-face interview at their office with a description of the process. The interviewers were both young and had a forthcoming attitude. They seemed genuinely interested in knowing who I was. At the end, they did pose me a spontaneous 'logical thinking exercise' which I was a little caught off guard for. I didn't go on to the next stage which is a case-presentation but they gave me great feedback and it was all justified, and I was allowed to apply again after 6 months if I wanted. Advice to future applicants: they're looking for motivation, and if you're not a 100% sure you want to do PPC management, they'll know and you shouldn't
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had to design a PPC campaign for blue jeans what keywords would you use?
Which keywords match type do you think we prefer using at our offices and why?
Which strategy do you think we use at our offices?
How do you think a normal day for a PPC marketing account manager looks?
(Logic thinking task) What's the yearly revenue of lightbulbs sold in the UK?
phone interview was set up to discuss elements of my CV and motivations for the role. Was asked to research PPC and related areas prior to call. This step is followed by a formal interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what do you understand about PPC
how do your previous customer based hospitality roles prepare you for this role
what skills in your degree do you think are key for this job
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Merkle (London, England) in Nov 2016
Interview
Overall 3 stages. First round a phone interview, second round an onsite group interview and third round (I got cut before third round) a presentation given by you. Everyone was very nice and friendly. Phone interview went quite well, pass to the second round which was a group interview. Firstly they send you 3 questions about your self before hand to prepare and present them. They also send you 10 technical questions to prepare from which they will randomly ask you one on the day. I think I did ok on the technical part question but I don't think the 3 personal questions were quite indicative. After that a group survival exercise, make sure to be prepared on how to stand out. Finally they ask the people that they want for the next round to stay for an additional HR interview (well they don't say that, they just say that they want to ask some additional questions some people).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you know any ways for digital marketing other than PPC?
A level choices, degree choice