I applied for this position via Jobvite and got asked to fill out a formal application then was asked for a phone interview. I was contacted on time by the person they said would be calling me, and the interview lasted about 15 minutes. I communicated with the recruiters through email and they asked me to take the personality questionnaire and then later on a skills test. Later, they asked me to do a Skype interview with the team (I live out of state). I sat in front of my computer and different groups of people (about 2 or 3 at a time) came and spoke to me. I thought it went really well. It lasted about an hour but it felt so quick! It felt like I was just having a conversation with my friends, they asked me a lot about myself and what I could bring to the company. All this time the recruiters were emailing me details about the position, like salary and benefits, leading me to think I had a great chance at the job. After the Skype interview, the lady who could potentially be my boss, said she wanted to meet me in person. I told them to let me know when so I could either drive or fly there, but they said they would love to pay for my plane ticket! A friend of a friend works for the company and she coached me on what I should know; definitely a great help! She said the company is all about culture and being able to fit-in. The company flew me there and put me up in a hotel for the night. I was picked up in the morning and as soon as I arrived at the office, I was given a tour. Great environment and everyone was so nice! The interviews started about an hour after I got there. They put me in a conference room and different groups of people came in to talk to me, pretty much the same ones I talked to via Skype. I thought they could have done a better job coordinating the interview because I repeated myself about ten times throughout the day. I was taken out to lunch, which I knew was part of the interview process, but I didn't feel like I was part of the group. The ladies who took me had their own conversation going and it was tough for me to join in. After lunch, more people came in and spoke to me, and again I was repeating myself and saying the same thing over and over! And two of the interviewers even admitted that. Another thing that made me nervous was that in between interviews, I knew they were all talking to each other about me and comparing notes. The last group of people to talk to me said they felt like I didn't want to be there! I was insulted by that! In previous interviews, it seemed they were impressed with my college degree, even though it wasn't required in the position I applied for and not in the same field of work. Throughout the interview, I tried to emphasize what I had learned in college and show that I can use it in the workplace and be creative and make it work with this position. It felt like they were making me beg for the job. I think actions speak louder than words, but they didn't seem to see it that way. I rearranged my schedule for the past month so I could be available for every test and interview they wanted, and halted my job search because it looked like I was going to get hired. In the email they sent me a few days before the interview they told me "In respect for your time, if we don't see a mutual fit, we will end the interview process." I interviewed for FIVE hours, and if they didn't see that I fit in well, they could have sent me away after the second or third time I said my speech. The last group, however, did say that everyone I spoke to liked me and that I would fit in and do well there. So you can imagine my surprise when I received an email a few days later saying that they "didn't see a mutual fit." I'm not sure where in the interview I showed that I wasn't serious about wanting the job and being there. Wish I could ask them but too late now. In my opinion, it's a very unusual interview process...and very tedious.
