I applied online. I interviewed at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants (New York, NY)
Interview
Was called for interview 4 days after I applied. Interview was very short...about 15 min. Interviewer was very nice and made me feel comfortable and relaxed....but I think 15 min is not enough to know good enough if person you are interviewing is good or no for this position.
Interviewer told me that they will let me know the resul after they will interview couple more people.....2 weeks and no response :/....not very professional.
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Application
I applied online. I interviewed at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
Interview
Overall, application and interview process seemed hurried and disorganized. I applied through HCareers (side note- HCarreers website formatting is horrible!). I was very excited when I was contacted via email in just a few short days following my submission. While the email communications setting up the interview were terse (bordering on a tad sloppy on their part), I chalked it up to the them being super busy- totally understandable! Upon my arrival I was greeted by a busy and disinterested manager, who led me to an event room that was set up with lecture style seating- no tables. It was clear that in addition to interviewing, the manager was still actively managing, and several times throughout the interview he paused to take radio calls, which was quite distracting, and admist the radio calls he would loose his train of thought. It was obvious that he simply didn't like the looks of me, or they had already decided on a candidate, as despite my enthusiasm, and eye contact, I could hardly get him to engage with me. I was enthusiastic and very well prepared- perhaps too prepared. I suppose the informality was a bit of a shock...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were not difficult or that unexpected...but the disinterest and informality of the interviewer was a bit unnerving and, in my opinion, not an appropriate representation of the company values.