Overall, based on various interviews within the company, my experience is positive. As someone who likes a challenge, I enjoy questions that make me need to stop and think. If I am excited about a place I want to work, interviewing has always felt pretty fluid. Interviewing at zulily actually made me say, "Whoo, that's a good question.." Of course, I forget everything when I walk out of an interview so I will have a hard time remembering specific questions, but will do the best I can! I have a pretty funny hire story.....so here goes... I submitted two applications to zulily on my first trip to their job site. One for a job I was not even closely qualified for, but was interesting. The second was for a job that looked like something I could do but wasn't exactly what I wanted to do. I can't remember the name of that job. The job I wanted to apply for was Vendor Specialist. I was immediately(within 24 hours) rejected from the job I was not qualified for, but I liked that a form email was sent to you. No holding your breath there. Its good manners in an internet driven world. It took about a week to hear back about the next job, but the recruiter set up a phone screen with me. During that call she asked basic questions about the work I did, what I was interested in, why I was interested in a move to zulily. I told her I was more interested in the Vendor Specialist job, but that it was no longer listed on the job site. I felt pretty good about the overall tone of the conversation. The next morning, about 8 am, I received the dreaded rejection letter from for the position I had phone screened for. I was bummed, but not deterred. Figured it wasn't the fit for me and I would wait for the right position to open up. I went through all the emotions of rejection during the day. It's a bummer to get turned down for a job you know you can do. Sometimes you're not the right fit....yada, yada...I told myself all that. Around 7:00 pm that same night I received a direct email from the recruiter informing me that she wanted me to come in and interview. I was a little confused at this point. So I wrote back, politely thanked her for writing, and explained I had received a rejection email for the job. She was very apologetic and I was understanding....weird stuff happens when you interview. So, I rolled with it.... Went in for a 3 person interview group. Asked questions about experiences, why the move to zulily, how I solved certain problems, projects I had worked on, areas of opportunity... All three were friendly and inviting. It felt like a challenging conversation and I liked the vibe of the whole place. Was told would hear from them within a week. Mind you, at this point, I am still not sure what job I am interviewing for. Followed with a job offer later that week. As a Vendor Specialist. End of interview process.

I got an email for an Initial Phone Screen with the recruiter. This was followed up with an in person interview with leadership a few days later. They're big on the STAR Interview Method.