I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Diamond Integrated Marketing (Toronto, ON)
Interview
I had 3 interviews with this team and they were all extremely knowledgable, generous and had well thought out questions. I was impressed and appreciate their attention to the hiring process. They come across as very aware that they're dealing with someone's career and put in the effort that shows respect.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do I manage a variety of stakeholders with varying and competing interests.
I applied online. I interviewed at Diamond Integrated Marketing (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2019
Interview
Honestly, the worst interview experience I’ve ever had. Applied online and was emailed for a phone interview within 24 hours. Phone screen went well and had scheduled an in person interview with the hiring manager. My in person interview ended up being moved to a later date due to the hiring manager’s availability.
The in person interview ended up being with someone who held an interim position at the company and I wasn’t asked any questions pertaining to the role. After the interview, I received no follow up as to whether I had been successful or not.
One month after the interview, when it became obvious I did not succeed in landing the role, the recruiter at Diamond who had been my primary contact at the company, reached out to me asking of I had found a job yet because there might be an opportunity in the near future. After confirming that I had not yet found employment, the recruiter had told me that they would follow up within a week with more info. 2 weeks pass, and no word from the recruiter so, I reached out myself. Turns out, there was an opportunity available but it had nothing to do with what I was seeking employment for so the recruiter decided to just ghost me after having reached out to ME and initiating this entire conversation . Essentially, I was strung along and given false hope.
Moral of the story: do NOT reach out to a candidate with a job opportunity without knowing what the scope of the position is. I was, and still am, appalled by how my case was dealt with. I cannot understand how this behaviour had been deemed appropriate by HR.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Diamond Integrated Marketing (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2019
Interview
Applied online and recruiter reached out immediately after I applied (within 30 minutes) to schedule a call. Had a call the same day I applied, where the recruiter asked the most basic and generic screening questions. I had asked a few questions regarding the role myself - none of which the recruiter was able to answer. I didn’t hear back for 4 weeks (despite me following up) at which point I was asked on a Sunday to do an online personality test. I did it immediately, but never heard back again which honestly is fine but after a month of being strung along, would have appreciated a note to say tell me I was not moving forward.