SEO Interview Insights
Discover real interview experiences from SEO professionals across various companies and industries.
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Seo manager · Marketplace
02/25
Annual Salary ($): $50,001-$70,000
Overall Experience: good
Expertise Required: General
Interview Types: Phone screening, One on one... +3 more
Stages: 3
Additional Comments: I had interviews with Senior Manager Content Optimisation, Senior Manager - SEO & CRO and…
Interview Questions:
- Q1: Written Assessment: Prepare and make a presentation which is to last no longer than 15 minutes for a panel of interviewers. There will be questions following your presentation for a further 30 minutes. Feel free to prepare the presentation in any format – using either a slide deck, a whiteboard, or any method to showcase your overall approach to SEO growth. A website called BestComparison.com wants to improve their SEO performance for their Money products (credit cards, loans, mortgage) and you have been tasked with creating a growth strategy for SEO. You have all the tools and publicly available data at your disposal as the Head of SEO and other leaders in the organisation have asked you to present your approach. ** What tools would you use? ** How would you create a forecast to identify the biggest opportunity? ** How would you act on those opportunities? ** What KPIs would you use and how would you present them? ** How would you communicate with stakeholders who do not know SEO?
- Q2: How do you explain SEO strategies or results to non-technical stakeholders or leadership?
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Choice Hotels
Other · Hospitality
12/25
Annual Salary ($): $50,001-$70,000
Overall Experience: excellent
Expertise Required: Content writing, Technical seo, General
Interview Types: Phone screening, One on one... +1 more
Stages: 3
Additional Comments: Open to hybrid working, healthcare package.
Interview Questions:
- Q1: Describe how you would spread your time between multiple projects
- Q2: Give an example of a time you overcame adversity in your previous role
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Procore Tech
Seo manager · Saas
03/25
Annual Salary ($): $110,001-$150,000
Overall Experience: good
Expertise Required: General
Interview Types: One on one, Panel interview
Stages: 5
Additional Comments: This role is a hybrid role or sorta project management role. It sits in the…
Interview Questions:
- Q1: How do you approach international SEO and localisation?
- Q2: What do you do when you see organic traffic dip?
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Wise (Formerly TransferWise)
Seo executive specialist · Saas
01/25
Annual Salary ($): $110,001-$150,000
Overall Experience: good
Expertise Required: Technical seo, General
Interview Types: One on one, Panel interview... +1 more
Stages: 4
Additional Comments: This is a Sr. technical SEO specialist role (based in the UK). I had a…
Interview Questions:
- Q1: What are the differences between noindex, canonical tags and robots.txt?
- Q2: How do you prioritise which product/capability should get optimised?
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