I went for the interview to find out that the position was not as advertised. I offered insights to how they could improve usability of their website and I was invited to meet the founder. When I met him he told me to write a proposal of all of the changes I would make to his website and he would get back to me. He never got back to me. I emailed several times when I realized that their website was under construction and I got no response. I even noted an error in the design in one of my emails and noticed that the errors were removed and I still did not get a reply. They used almost all of my ideas and I got no credit, nor did I get compensation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you improve my website, write me a proposal?
Manager requested for me to come in for 3 hours to see how I performed after the initial interview. During that time she was mainly in the back. After the time had passed she asked if I could stay longer as she didn't get a chance to see me in action, dispute the fact that I had assisted a few clients unsupervised as she was not around.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Availability, flexibility, skill set, and strengths
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Laurier Optical (Ottawa, ON) in July 2019
Interview
Panel interview with the co-owners of the company in the board room where managers' meetings are held. Not very intimidating, very normal style interview process; no surprise or tricky questions. Very accommodating.