I applied online. I interviewed at Home Instead (Wrexham, Wales) in June 2016
Interview
Preparation of a ten minute presentation with solutions to increase recruitment and help with retention. Firstly I was greeted by the Care Manager (a lovely woman - very warm and friendly). I then was introduced to the Owner of the franchise. I was firstly asked questions about myself and my work history, then I delivered my presentation pertaining to the above, finally I was asked some skilled based questions suitable to the role, and regarding my availability. The role was for a 16 hours per week post.
They asked me whether I had recruitment / community contacts within the Deeside area; I was unaware they required these. I explained that within every role I have ever had (community based or otherwise) I have never had any contacts initially; I always worked to achieve these and did so successfully via the solutions and options offered within my presentation. I feel they wanted these in place; but as per my CV they would have seen I did not have these as most recently I have worked to establish my own company up-cycling furniture, within HR and training in a different geographical area, and also abroad as a Community Development Officer and a Teacher.
They also queried social media experience; Wordpress was something they were unaware of and also they were interested in which social media sites I preferred.
They also stated they liked my presentation; my ideas and the fact I had covered lots of different info throughout this. I also provided them with a print out of my presentation with extra notes covering further ideas and solutions to recruitment (not all covered during the 10 minute presentation).
I was unsuccessful for this role; although I have had immense experience within recruitment and also community development (here and abroad). I gained no feed back from the interview, merely an email stating I was unsuccessful. A phone call would have been more professional and an explanation; especially after the time and effort I invested in the process. One thing to note; I was offered the role of 'be-friender' with this company a few months ago. I have no experience at all within this remit. I turned this job offer down as I felt the hours were too sporadic for me. Perhaps this decision I made was also reflected upon for the outcome of the Coordinator role; I can only surmise with no feedback.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Home Instead (San Antonio, TX)
Interview
I met with the Owner and the Office Manager multiple times. I was asked to give a 10-15 minute presentation over a topic of my choosing, and then met with the rest of the office personnel.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Home Instead (Brünn/Thür.) in Oct 2021
Interview
The interview process was extremely quick, I arrived 10 minutes early, I was immediately brought in, asked 3 questions, I was out before my interview slotted time. It took less than 10 minutes overall. It was difficult to determine how the interview went as it was a very quick "chat" more so than an interview. There were no questions about IT skills, time management, or hypothetical questions relating to the recruitment process. The questions were more personal-based rather than Competency/ Behavioral-based questions. I felt as though the questions asked didn't offer a response of much value.
Overall the interview experience was very basic for the role
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did I go to college?
Why recruitment?
Tell me what you know about ourseleves? (Home Instead)
An advertisement was placed on Indeed.com looking for a Recruiter back in June and then again in August.. I am an experienced Health Care Recruiter and very well known in the CT area, I immediately submitted my resume with cover letter to the Trumbull location and also on the companies website. It has literally been almost three months and I have not heard anything back from anyone with this company. When I placed a call to the office, I was informed by the staff member that, "the person who owns this particular franchise" is often not in the office, but does all of the hiring. I explained that I am very interested in the position posted online, however I have been waiting for almost three months for a call back, or even acknowledgment that my paperwork had been received. I asked if this is a position that is even available, or if the owner is just putting feelers out into the medical community. The only thing that the office staff member could tell me was that she would take my information down and let the owner know that I am still available and interested in the position....
Needless to say, its been a very unpleasant experience and no longer have desire to work for this company!