I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Bazaarvoice in Mar 2025
No offer
Neutral experience
Difficult interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Bazaarvoice (Austin, TX) in Apr 2010
Interview
Round 1 was a very simple and brief phone screen. There were only a couple of questions about html syntax. They asked about expected compensation and since it was lower than I was looking for, the interview spent some time pitching the company culture.
Round 2 was a technical exam. It was scheduled for a specific time a couple of days later. I was told that a file would arrive with instructions at the given time. It did not arrive on time, so I emailed the recruiter and she said it was on the way. It arrived 15 minutes late for a 65 minute exam. The exam was not difficult, but time was short and I was not able to finish in time. There were 3 sections to the exam. 1 was fixing an existing website layout using only css. Second was implementing Bazzar Voice ratings and comments on that site and formatting the elements as requested. And, 3 was sending a communication to the client about your work. You were expected to check the layout in IE, Firefox, and Safari, so be sure you have a three installed before your scheduled exam time. I did not move on to the next round.
The process started positively and professionally. First, there was a call with HR, followed by an interview with the manager and her superior. Then I received a homework assignment (covering technical and soft skills). After submitting it, I had a team interview, and finally, a conversation with someone from a different team.
Structure
I was originally informed there would be three steps, but it turned into four interviews. Additionally, one of the homework tasks was delayed due to being forgotten, which disrupted the expected flow.
Feedback
HR shared very encouraging feedback from the managers ("highly positive") and described my test submissions as "amazing." Despite this, I never received a clear explanation for the final rejection—even weeks after the final step. I'm sharing this review now because I’m still waiting and feel the process lacked closure.
Timeline
A decision was promised "early next week" after the last step, then postponed. I eventually had to set a final deadline myself—only to receive a response one day past that date, nearly a month after the last conversation.
Positive Note
The HR representative was consistently supportive and communicative throughout. Their professionalism was the highlight of the experience and kept things on a positive note, even as delays and miscommunication increased.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Previous experience, technical knowledge, soft and language skills.
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bazaarvoice
Interview
Time wasters. I had a total of 9 interviews/interactions here. A pre-call with HR, a phone interview, an in-person interview with 4 different people at their offices and then they ask you to do a presentation which ended up also being two other calls and a panel interview of 4 people. I very much considered dropping out of the process as preparing for the presentation took so much time that I could have been preparing for other interviews I had. It is a huge ask for candidates to go through so many interviews for a role that isn't even senior management. Once I was accepted to the presentation stage, it felt like the previous 6 interviews had been a complete waste of time as the whole focus was on the presentation. It feels pretty unprofessional to ask people to dedicate so much of their time to this. And then I didn't even hear back for over a week.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bazaarvoice (East Melbourne) in Sept 2016
Interview
Started with two phone calls from the recruiter and technical test specialist and followed with technical test and eventually an interview. The questions were mostly a chat between both of us nothing serious mostly asking questions about the role. The technical part is mostly based on CSS,HTML,XML and Java script.