I applied to Indeed in September 2015 through an employee referral. The process to 5+ weeks. Overall, I was very unimpressed with the HR department and felt that I was constantly nagging them throughout the application process. First, after having my reference submit my resume and cover letter, a recruiter emailed me 3 weeks later telling me that I have to submit a resume in order to be considered for the position...even though my friend had received a confirmation that both documents were properly submitted, somehow HR could not locate my resume.
I was then emailed with some basic questions (authorization to work in US, experience in region, etc.) and then asked for my availability to take a timed (1 hour) writing exercise. After responding with my availability, I unexpectedly received the exercise a few days later while I was out of the house. I responded to the recruiter explaining that nobody had contacted me about the time I should expect to receive the writing exercise so I was unable to complete it. No response from that recruiter. A few days later, I emailed another recruiter to follow up, she apologized for never emailing me about the scheduled time. I eventually took the writing exercise (they had sent the same questions, so I already knew what to expect, but otherwise, it would be very difficult to answer all four within an hour).
Later on, I was contacted for a phone interview and then later scheduled for an on site interview at the Austin office. Since the phone interview was already very technical in asking how the company works, specific questions about the job market, etc., I was very surprised to find a similar situation when interviewing with the Country Lead. Many of the questions were difficult and beyond my knowledge from my past experiences living abroad. I would only imagine that one could ace this interview if they had previously worked for Indeed or another job search engine.
After no response from Indeed, I emailed the recruiter to follow up. She called the interviewer and politely responded to me explaining that I am no longer being considered due to my lack of experience in the market and knowledge of the language. In the end, I quickly learned that even though this position is technically "entry level", they are really looking for someone who has extensive knowledge of job markets, demonstrated experience in the market, and is an expert translator.