I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Indeed (Austin, TX) in Apr 2013
Interview
Initially I received an email to schedule a writing exercise that was composed of 4 questions and I had 1 hour to complete. These were the four questions:
Question 1 – Answer in English
We recently launched Indeed Tanzania and want to reach out to influential bloggers. Please write a brief email to one of these bloggers (no more than two paragraphs) introducing Indeed and summarizing our product and highlighting Indeed’s key strengths.
Question 2 – Translate into (different language)
Please translate the “Guidelines for Inclusion on Indeed” found below into xxxxx.
Only include paid, current jobs directly posted to your job board by authorized company representatives. Include complete data for the job including company name, location, job title and complete job description. Job seekers should be able to view the entire job description without requiring a login and there should be no charge to apply to jobs. Respect job seekers' privacy and confidential information.
Sites that offer free posting, or sites that "crawl" or redistribute jobs from other sites will not be included.
Your site should include a clear contact page with a physical address, must not employ excessive or fraudulent advertising, and must demonstrate an appropriate level of organic traffic relative to job count.
Indeed reserves the right to remove from its index any site that fails to adhere to these guidelines or results in excessive user complaints or spam.
Question 3 – Answer in English
How is Indeed different from a job board e.g. Monster, CareerBuilder?
Question 4 – Answer in xxxxx
Write a brief follow up email to xxxx around why you feel you are suited to this position at Indeed.
Three days later I received an email to schedule a phone interview. The interview lasted almost 45min and she asked me several questions about ways to improve the products offered by indeed or new areas that I could think they could invest. These were some of the questions they asked me:
Why did you apply to work for Indeed?
Tell about your professional experience?
Are you willing to relocate?
Salary expectations
What were you doing during this period ? were you unemployed?
Interview went great she was very nice and supportive during the interview but never received any contact from HR again, not even an email saying they decided to go with a different candidate.This is extremely frustrating, not knowing. Even a simple rejection form letter will do. We put so much time and effort on those interviews for nothing. Honestly a company that functions with no regards with their candidates might do the same with their employees keep your eyes open!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How much is 20% of 120?
How much is 1/3 of 260?
What could be some of the reasons our product may have a quick drop in comparison to a competitor during some seasons of the year?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Indeed (Austin, TX) in Mar 2016
Interview
The interview process was very long but contrary to the other reviews here I found it to be very enjoyable. Every interviewer made me feel comfortable and was very nice. I heard back from each one quickly and the recruiter was great!
First were general questions followed by a writing exercise which was very demanding but not hard. If you know your target country's language it should not be a problem.
After that was a one-on-one interview which was also fairly hard but enjoyable.
Then I was scheduled for 3 1/2hours on Skype to interview with different people. Program manager, country manager and other associate country managers. everyone was extremely nice and I felt like I was in the right spot already.
I heard back within a couple of days and accepted the offer.
My tip to people applying - do not make yourself crazy. Just really learn what Indeed offers: How they make money, how their website in the target country works, competitors, a little SEO/SEM etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General personality questions about the resume and questions about Indeed
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Indeed in Jan 2016
Interview
This was a long drawn out process - over a month without getting to the in person interview. First they ask you about biographical information especially relating to the country. Then there is a hour writing test about technology, why you would make a good fit, and what is annoying about applying to jobs. After passing this there is a friendly chat with a kind recruiter with, as stated, math questions and facts about the company. Don't let them get your hopes up.
After all this there is a 45 minute Skype call, which was completely different from the "we're a nice company that only wants talented nice people" attitude. The interviewer seemed uninterested, bored, and went through the motions without responding to any of the answers or try and make an effort to explain the role. People from other office rooms kept popping in to laugh with the interviewer about outside work. Overall, this was disappointing as they didn't bother to make a connection...leaving me inflated and unsure about wanting to work there in the first place.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some advanced SEO/SEM
What you'd improve about the site/ UX
Math
Geography
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Indeed (Austin, TX) in Dec 2015
Interview
As mentioned by previous answers, the process is writing exercise, phone screen with recruiter, skype interview with manager and on-site interview. All the people I met are friendly and polite. The whole process took 2 weeks. They moved very fast with me maybe because I'm a local candidate. If you have plan to apply this position, be prepared to face-to-face math question and estimation question. There are a lot of them. And of cause, research indeed product before any interview, try different feature and think about every thing they have on the indeed website. This is important to show that you are prepared to the company and this position.