The Zappos interview process is atypical and I appreciate that. There are a few rounds of interviews, but that gives you the chance to get a lot of your questions and concerns on the table and meet multiple people, who could be potentially your co-workers. It also gives you the chance to interview them as much as they are interviewing you. I appreciate that they take the time and effort to make sure they find a person who fits in with the team and company culture.

There were three separate interviews. Two on the phone and the last interview was actually several at the Zappos campus. It took a little over a month. At this point, I’m waiting on my offer.

The full interview process took about 3 months. It started with an initial phone interview with a member of the recruiting team. Next there was a technical phone call. After that was the in person interview. The in person interview was about 6 hours long and included a tour of the campus, core value interview, several technical interviews and a lunch with some members of the same department. It was a very long day, but overall fun. The employees did a great job with making me feel welcomed and it felt like they were really on my side and cheering for me along the way.