I applied online. I interviewed at American Red Cross
Interview
After applying I was asked to do a phone interview. I was on speaker phone with three people from different levels of the organization and it was extremely hard to hear and more difficult not knowing who was asking the question. Despite this I thought the interview went well. The job was posted for several regions and despite my having more experience in one region, I was never told which I was being considered for, at one point I was even asked if I had a preference and why, but representatives from several regions were in on the interview.
I was surprised to get a phone call one morning at 7am (I lived in another state and different time zone than DC) telling me they wanted to do a Skype interview that afternoon. That seemed like very short notice to be able to block out an hour that afternoon and the woman on the phone was quite brisk with me. I made arrangements and did the interview via skype. Mostly I thought it went well, but again it was with three different people all from different regions and I was asked questions from all of them relating to all the regions, that seem very strange to me especially during a second interview. It felt like they really did not know and were still trying to figure it out, this made the interview seem unfocused.
After the Skype interview, the communication stopped completely. I had the number of the hiring manager who had communicated with me for the interviews, I called once, just to check on the status of the job and I was not put through. I never received any notification, not even an email to inform me the job had been filled. I know more companies are doing this, but it seems unprofessional especially after two interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When I was asked, even in the second interview, if I had a regional preference.
I applied online. I interviewed at American Red Cross
Interview
Extremely shady hiring practice. There was no interview. They already had a candidate lined up. They reached out just to tick a box. I am wondering what working there would look like with this mess.
At the beginning of the interview, they explained that they were actually about to offer the position to someone else, but wondered if I would be interested in eventually interviewing for a lower paid position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you willing to work an unpredictable, irregular schedule?
Written job description and verbal interview was fine. I didn't have a chance to come in for a face to face interview. I believe the job was eventually awarded to someone with greater skill sets they were looking for.