I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Groupon (Seattle, WA) in Jul 2015
Interview
Recruiter sent mail via LinkedIn to seek me out. Tried to arrange a phone screen which took over 2 weeks to get organized once I was able to get in touch with recruiter. Phone screen setup through jobvite service. Interview coordinator was slow to set up phone screens or to reply to mail. After phone screen, no response, but I contacted them via jobvite service and within an hour I got a form letter saying that they weren't going to offer me an opportunity to interview in person.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Groupon
Interview
The HR process moved quickly but the organization is so fragmented in its culture and work ethic that they "forget" to attend an interview meeting. They are always late to meetings and do not provide immediate or timely feedback. This is not a professional workplace, I would probably call this an ad-hoc revolving door.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Groupon in Feb 2012
Interview
Applied thorugh the company website not long after i finished my masters degree, and got a call back a couple of days later. Was asked to answer some pretty standard questions about the company history and business model on the spot. Was invited to an interview after having answered the questions. The interview took place 3 days later and i was offered the job the next day. A smooth and quick process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
nothing unexpected really. Was asked to prepare a swot analysis from home.