I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Travelzoo in Mar 2015
Interview
Telephone interview/writing assignment/In-person interview.
Telephone interview with Global Recruiting Manager went well and quickly moved on to in-person interview. Interview with the Producer was less than stellar. Most of the interview was spent talking about him. As far as his interviewing skills were concerned, I have encountered better. He was clearly disinterested/didn't have any click with him. No feedback was given on the writing assignment. And when notice of rejection was sent, request for critique/improvement was ignored.
I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Travelzoo (Toronto, ON)
Interview
There were 3 rounds of interviews. First on the phone, and then one at the office which included a technical question. I was then given a written assignment (timed) which I had to complete. After that, I had the final interview with my would-be manager on the phone before getting the offer.
Overall, I'd describe the process as challenging, but definitely manageable. But the whole process took about 3 weeks.
The associate producer interview experience was fairly standard, despite having to work through a couple of math/problem solving questions (however, both times I was asked to solve one, the interviewees were kind, allowed me to take my time, and understood that as a writer, math may not be my strongest skillset). Everyone involved in the interview process was incredibly kind, and HR was great about keeping me updated during the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Determine the annual revenue of your local coffee shop, and walk us through how you got to that number.
They require you to submit a writing exercise and once you pass, you move on to the second interview. You will be asked to do math on the spot, which I found to be questionable since they emphasized not needing to have hospitality/sales experience for the position (and allegedly that you will be trained - this is the only reason why I continued the interview process). It seems like they want to put candidates under pressure, yet they can't explain the role. This isn't it if you're looking for a role with clear expectations.