Very, very long process. Started in September with my third interview taking place two days before Halloween. Up to this point, I've had basically the same convo with three different people. All very, very nice people, but it was mostly talk and, weirdly enough, no skill test for a very skilled position. I was supposed to have one more interview, and then silence for a month, an apology from the woman who is in charge of the process (again, very nice), more silence, more updates, then in January I was told I didn't get the job, without doing my last interview.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Tonic3 (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2026
Interview
Pleasant and informative. The man I talked to was very descriptive about the job and the rest of the interview process. He was also very nice and friendly. They also kept me informed through the whole interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Is there anything in your portfolio you want me to light to the hiring team
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Tonic3 in Jan 2022
Interview
The recruiter reached out and was available whenever I had questions about the position from that point. The Tonic3 team was easy to contact and talk to freely. There were no weird hoops to jump through. I just had a pleasant interview with them, followed by a few one-on-one meetings with the company to which I was assigned. That company was a bit messy and the onboarding process was a disaster. I feel like having Tonic3 on my side from the beginning helped me vs. having to go to the assigned company directly.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Do you have experience with tight deadlines in an in-house, agency setting?
Would you also be willing to interview with the department head, after meeting with your direct team lead and director, since we are introducing a new role?