I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Crisis (London, England) in Nov 2023
Interview
Standard interview process with panel of 3.
Prepared presentation and interview questions sent in advance which was appreciated.
1 panel member was quite off-putting, stern, no warmth or encouragement.
My interview was running late and then I felt rushed at the end, as if they were trying to make up their time in my interview.
Decision was made within a day and it was very disappointing to receive a generic rejection template email when a lot of effort had gone in to the interview prep.
I requested feedback from the hiring manager and that was never received.
Poor show - makes me think I had a lucky escape!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you deal with difficult managers/colleagues?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Crisis (London, England) in Feb 2026
Interview
First stage was informal discussion with peers followed by a standard interview with a panel of 3. Warm rapport and discussion in the informal stage. Panel interview was odd - felt rushed (they were running behind), very little effort to make rapport with you and most of the questions were repeats of what's on the application form. Not sure if that was a test in itself (and if it was, trying to trick candidates into seeing whether they repeat an answer or have to find another example for the sake of it, says a lot) or people on the panel not reading applications, who knows! Either way, not a good look.
Left feeling like this definitely wasn't the right organisation for me so wasn't at all surprised to get a call to say I hadn't made the next round. Then followed by an email a week later to tell me the same thing - all in all felt like they weren't a well joined up organisation and a bit of a mess.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your proven experience in leading brand development work to achieve organisational goals. How did you encourage collaboration and what was the outcome? (this was the same question as the application form)
