I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Apprenti in June 2023
Interview
After I applied on the Dow website for an IT apprenticeship, I was sent an email from Apprenti to take an online skills test. An average score of 80% was required for an interview. I was attracted to Apprenti because they claim to be such an inclusive company, but I found the opposite to be true. I was sent an email invitation for an interview which had the option of a phone or video interview. Due to this, I expected a phone interview so I didn't need to request a disability accommodation of a phone interview. However, when I called the phone number the passcode from the email didn't work. Then, I logged onto my email to try the video interview which I was forced to do when I asked if I could do a phone interview instead. If they were really an inclusive company, they would have allowed me to do a phone interview to accommodate my disability. Again, I only applied for the apprenticeship because they claimed to be an inclusive company. I found it odd that there a 2nd person in the video who didn't say a word and only stared at your video or wouldn't give you a stare break like you get when an interviewer looks down at notes from time to time. The interviewer had one of those fake smiles when you could feel negative instead of positive energy from her. It wasn't a good experience. I also thought Dow hired several people for an apprenticeship, but they only hire one. So, it's not as a good opportunity as I thought it was. Dow should conduct their own interviews if they want to show that they are an inclusive company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basically, none of the practice questions they emailed before the interviews were asked. Another strike against disability accommodations.
I applied online. I interviewed at Apprenti (Issaquah, WA) in Jan 2021
Interview
I applied for a Program Manager position at Apprenti. I was selected for a first interview, which they described as a screening call. This was about 30 minutes with one team member and was relatively standard as far as initial phone interviews go. I didn't hear back from them for almost a month, at which point they reached out to schedule a second interview - a 2 hour panel. Again, not unusual. The first half went well, standard questions about qualifications and work style. The second half was with two different people who were going to be working closely with whoever was hired for the position. One member was incredibly combative throughout the call, constantly putting words in my mouth and actually arguing with me about my own experience and past work. This position was meant to build in accessibility (508 compliance) to their programs, and it was clear she did not care about that at all. She was visibly irritated from the moment the zoom call began, and left me not caring if I made it to the next round of interviews or not. 2 months later and I never received any follow up regarding the position. The experience was very unprofessional, and was left unresolved.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Accessibility doesn't mean everyone can learn to code and that's not the position of this company, so what do you mean by wanting this position to advocate for people with disabilities?
