I applied through other source. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Netflix (Hillsboro, OR) in Sept 2010
Interview
An acquaintance had a recruiter at Netflix give me a call. The initial phone call was to set up a phone interview which took place a few days later. During the phone interview I was asked about my experience with customer service, how I handled certain situations, and what I liked most about helping others. The recruiter sounded very knowledgeable about Netflix, providing me with info on the job and company itself, but when I asked how long she had been working there, she told me only about a month. The recruiter several times mentioned that the job "wasn't that bad." We did a little role playing before the recruiter asked me to stop by for an interactive interview.
At the interactive interview I met about 6 other applicants. We were led from the front lobby through the office building with rows of desks and computer monitors. The walk took about 30 seconds before we entered a conference room where we all sat down at assigned seats. The interviewer asked us what we thought of the place. From the mere glimpse provided, there wasn't much to say. The interview began with us learning how Netflix was #1 in customer satisfaction. We were led to believe this was because of the customer service reps and their ability to resolve issues with customers.
During the next phase of the interview we listened to prerecorded phone calls and asked how we would handle given situations without prior knowledge of company policy. All they were looking for here was to show empathy. Indicate that the situation was unfortunate, provide a way to make amends or offer alternative solutions. The same goes for the role playing during the phone interview.
After all that there was a computer literacy assessment. Terribly easy. It merely assesses your ability to navigate the Netflix website. When you finish with the computer test you are given a piece of paper which informs you that if you are still interested in the position to email them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you please describe a negative experience you have had in dealing with a frustrated customer?
Got to very last stage.
Process was:
1 30 min interview with HR
1 30 min interview with Hiring Manager
3 30 min interviews with three stakeholders (people you'd work with if you got the role)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Netflix?
Why Account Management?
What do you see the challenge for Netflix be?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Netflix
Interview
HR, Manager, Panel Interview - included people on variety of teams, and in-person interviews. There were a total of 5 or 6 rounds of interviews. The in-person interview was last step before hiring.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Netflix
Interview
Straightforward process, with 3 interviews: recruiter, hiring manager, peer interview. highlighting so much on the experience you have, quite chaotic but transparent with the process and what they are looking for. Very performance based.