I applied for the position in January and was contacted in March via an email asking me to complete a reading comprehension assignment. I had heard about their 'different' interview practices, so I was prepared for this. I completed the assignment and returned it immediately. Another month went by before I heard anything.
The 2nd email asked to schedule an afternoon to meet 3 people. I scheduled the interviews but received no response to my inquiry of how to best prepare. Instead, I received links to 2 work personality tests that I was to take within 48 hours. I received a 20+ page report of my results for the 1st test, but no report for the 2nd test until about an hour before I left to go to the interview. The results were also over 20 pages, too much to look through before the interview.
The offices are beautiful but creepy - No one walked alone- everyone walked in pairs, the office was extremely quiet, most had fake smiles plastered on, and everything was OCD clean. Even the parking garage.
An HR person greeted me and gave me a summary of the process as she walked me to the interview room. A 2nd person came in and spent an hour with me, and recorded the interview. . Yes...she RECORDED the interview. This was a huge red flag for me. What was the purpose of recording- Paranoia? Analysis of the interview? Is that even legal? I'm not sure, but once she hit the record button I knew I didn't want to work there.
She was pleasant, if not a bit condescending, and asked every few minutes if I had any questions, if I reviewed the website. Nothing was asked about my background, experience, why I wanted the job....she only seemed concerned with my impressions of the company and the job. At the end of our meeting, she stopped the recording and went to get the person who would bring me to the person I was to meet with next- the person the job reported to. I hurriedly wrote down a few questions for the next interview, and noticed a video camera above me. I have no idea if they taped a video or just an audio recording of my interview, but either way it was extremely uncomfortable and I had the distinct feeling I was being watched. I was alone for about 10-15 minutes before someone mercifully arrived to bring me to the last interview.
The last person I met with is the person the job reported to. She was rude, obnoxious, extremely impatient and made it very clear from the 2nd I walked in that I was wasting her time. She recorded me as well, tapped her leg impatiently the entire 15 minutes that she spent with me. She asked about my test results, not for the 1st test of course- she wanted to know in depth my results for the 2nd test, the one I received an hour before I left my house. So I explained I had only just received the results and had not had a chance to review them. She was extremely put off by this, then by the fact that she was given someone else's scores with my application. There is no way wanted to work with her or anywhere in this company, so by this point I really didn't even care. I asked a few questions, and left. A week later I received an email saying I was not the right fit...THANK YOU!!
Advice to those braving an interview:
READ THE WEBSITE, in and out...all 100+ pages if you really want the job
Be able to give a detailed answer for every question they ask, no matter how trivial. They are not satisfied with the typical brief interview responses
Have at the very least 5 GOOD questions for each person you are scheduled to meet with. All 3 people I met asked numerous times if I had any questions, and seemed displeased if I said no.
Carefully read through all tests they send you, and memorize your results- they will ask what you thought of the test, its accuracy, etc, and will ask you to explain your answers
Be prepared for the unexpected...they have a very lax dress code, will record everything from the minute you step on the property
