I applied online. I interviewed at 51 Labs (Atlanta, GA) in Dec 2023
Interview
The interview process was extremely long and unorganized. They dragged me through 4 rounds of interviewing, and they asked me to join one of those interviews at the very last minute (literally 30 minutes before), the day after Christmas. After they asked me to interview at the last minute, I explained to them that I was out of town for the holiday and I just got on the road preparing to drive 8 hours to get back home. I thought that any normal person would’ve understood and rescheduled, but no! Jordan Selleck & his wife Jing Li (CEOs of the company) showed no empathy and urged me to take the call claiming that it would only take a second. It didn’t. It took 45 minutes and I was completely unprepared, I didn’t even look appropriate for an interview at the time. On top of that, they made me complete 2 assignments. One of which was a 3 minute video (before even going through an initial screening interview) explaining why I wanted the job. The second was a written assignment that I had to complete after the third interview. They asked me to come into the office for the 4th interview and did not tell me until 45 minutes before that other candidates would also be interviewing at the same time as me. And the final thing that REALLY pissed me off about this company is during the end of my 4th interview, Jing asked me to send her my references just to reject me from the job 3 hours later that same day. If you knew you were going to reject me, why even ask for my references? And they stole my ideas from the written assignment and used them. Totally unorganized and a waste of time. Jordan and Jing if you are reading this, shame on you both!!!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were pretty average but it was kind of hard to understand Jing at moments & they went through their slides about the company and their clients WAY too quickly and expected questions based off of what they presented.
Experienced marketers should steer clear—there’s nothing to gain here. The company lacks legitimate expertise and functions primarily as a content production house focused solely on organic LinkedIn—they literally have never executed any actual paid media projects to my understanding.
The interview process was lengthy, disorganized, and unprofessional. Over multiple rounds, they required over 10 hours of my time, including extensive “feedback” (strategic) work—only for me to realize after executing that this work was being used for active client projects without compensation. They frequently tried to schedule interviews with me late into the evening, showing no respect for my time or boundaries. Their questions toward the end were totally invasive and unprofessional.
Ultimately, I withdrew my application after my reference spoke with them and confirmed my concerns: they don’t seem to have a clear vision for the role or the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What’s the most difficult personal thing you’ve ever had to deal with?
3 rounds total, and they ask for a sample or feedback on their work. In the final in-person round, they were extremely thorough (AKA nosy) and not professional. Red flags everywhere. Definitely got a "work family" vibe from them. This was a baffling and rude interview experience. They have the highest expectations, yet below average pay.