What is the hiring process at R/GA?

The R/GA application also asks you additional questions such as:

• Would you like to be considered for future freelance projects?

• What encouraged you most to apply? (e.g., company reputation, press or industry news)

Allow up to several weeks to hear back from someone at R/GA. If they like your application, then they will set up your first phone screening. Typically this is done with an HR representative. He or she will ask some basic questions about your resume and interest in working for R/GA. That interview lasts between 15 to 20 minutes.

If that goes well, they will typically set up another phone screening with the hiring manager. This phone interview, which may also be a video meeting, is a bit longer and more specific to the job at hand. Anticipate the meeting lasting anywhere from 30 minutes to 1 hour.

The next step would be to come in for a half-day to a day of interviews. Typically around four to five rounds. These interviews will include your hiring manager, department lead, potential team, leadership team, and HR. Each interview lasts around 45 minutes. Depending on the position, you may be asked to give a presentation or to complete some technical assessments.

Interview topics:

• Introduction

• Past work experience and portfolio

• Skills and certifications

• Job-specific questions (e.g., a content design position may be asked about CMS (Content Management System)

Common R/GA interview questions:

• Discuss your portfolio with me?

• What's your greatest career hit and the role you played in it?

• What are your short-term and long-term goals for your career?

• How would you explain a complex concept (e.g., annuity) to a child?

• What's a current cultural phenomenon you want nothing to do with?

• How would you describe your current role?

• How is your discipline changing? What's one company that's adapting well?