3 Interview Tips to land a job at Yelp

Yelp.com is a platform that publishes and hosts crowd-sourced reviews about local businesses through its website and mobile app. It was founded in 2004 and grew rapidly from 4.5 million crowd-sourced review in 2010 to 108 million reviews in 2016. As of 2016, it has an average monthly visitor rate of 135 million and is operating in 32 countries worldwide. This shows that Yelp has grown a lot over the last 12 years from 2014 to 2016.

Although there will be differences between the interview process of different role a Yelp, there are a few common things that candidates can take note of and how you can impress the recruiting team and hiring manager with the following tips and tricks. Following are a few things that you can nail an interview at Yelp.

Firstly, you should be true to yourself and your potential employer. Always make sure that you are genuine and authentic about your past. One of the values of the company is to be authentic and that is definitely the quality that everyone is Yelp is looking for. Never ever lie to any of the people in the recruiting team in Yelp.

Secondly, you should always show your enthusiasm for the product that Yelp provides and understand clearly how it works before going for the interview. If you have the intention to intern or interview for the full time job at Yelp, it is an essential criteria that you understand and are familiar with the Yelp platform clear enough. 

Thirdly, after you have a clear understand of how their product function, you also do some research on the company before your interview. For example, you could browse through the headlines in news and read up on what are really happening to the company nowadays. This allows you to understand the company better and it will also be easier for you to create small talks with the hiring manager. In addition, you could also search the employees with similar job title as the role that you are applying for on LinkedIn. Message them on LinkedIn and speak to them. 

In conclusion, I believed this is will increase the chances of you being hired at Yelp, given you have a clear understanding of the business and product, and also foster good relationship with your future colleagues. This will reflect you very well in the eye of the hiring manager, and greatly increases your chances of being hired.