I applied online. I interviewed at Student Cribs (Newcastle upon Tyne, England)
Interview
Easy interview, we had an open conversation the hiring team were friendly and nice. This happened alongside other candidates were everybody were given equal opportunity to contribute to the meeting. A very good opportunity for startups looking to go into the sales role and customer service role
I applied online. I interviewed at Student Cribs in Aug 2024
Interview
The questions during the interview were pretty straightforward—nothing unexpected or hard. I had two rounds of interviews, and the second was in person. To be honest, I wouldn't really call the second an interview; it felt more like a chat . They confirmed there that I had made it to the final stage and expressed that they really liked me and my transferable skills. I was informed that I would hear back within a week about travel arrangements and other details, and the final stage would likely take place within two weeks.
However, I never heard back from them. I emailed all the points of contact I had, including the HR and recruiting emails they provided, but I didn't receive any response. It would have been courteous for them to at least inform me that they were not interested, especially after effectively telling me on the day of the interview that I was moving forward and to wait for the details. Instead, I was left waiting for weeks and sending emails with no reply.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Student Cribs
Interview
Firstly you had to do an excel test on test dome which was relatively easy. Then I had my first round interview with a member of staff there, it went really well and the guy was great to talk to.
After that I was invited to be interviewed at their office where I had an interview with three people. After this long process, they sent me an SQL & Power BI test to do.
After a week of focusing hard on these tests, I managed to pass them and do quite well. Then I was told I needed to come in AGAIN, to have an interview with the team as the role had 'changed'.
I came in again into their office, their offices are very nice, and I had another round of interviews that I believe went very well too.
After another week of waiting, I get called and I am told that the role had not been 'authorised' by their shareholders.
So I had just gone through almost 2 months of interview stages, three meetings, 3 tests for a role that had not even been approved?