I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Afterschool Alliance in Jan 2017
Interview
There was a preliminary phone interview and an editorial skills test. It's quite clear that the organization was cutting corners by hiring one person to do the work of two people. The phone interview was straightforward with no difficult questions. After the interview I was sent an editorial skills test which I was given 24 hours to complete. The organization took 5 days to get back to me.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Afterschool Alliance
Interview
Sent in my resume and cover letter and got a request for an interview in the next day or two. The in-person interview took about 45 min. It was me and two interviewers. I think the interviewers only scheduled 30 minutes for it because one of the interviewers kept checking their phone as the interview progressed and actually appeared doing work on their phone as the interview went past the 30 min mark. Despite that, the interview was very pleasant. Both employees were courteous and the conversation between all three of us flowed really nicely. Both interviewers clearly cared about the work they did and the impact they made at the company. After they interviewed me, I asked them several questions about the company, their own work, and specifics about the position I was interviewing for. I don't think they expected me to be interviewing them because they were clearly surprised by my questions. The interviewer that was already on their phone seemed annoyed, not only by my questions, but also because I found out the next person they were interviewing was waiting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked appropriate questions about how my past experience was applicable to the job I was interviewing for. No questions seemed out of left field. They took notes on my answers.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Afterschool Alliance (Washington, DC) in May 2015
Interview
The position was posted on idealist.org and I just emailed my resume and cover letter. I was contacted a few days later for an interview. I sat down with two associates (my superiors) in the communications department. They asked the standard set of questions about my background and previous work experiences. They didn't ask any difficult or tricky questions, which partly made me wonder how hard it would be to get a job there, since it seems like you would want to see how candidates can handle tough questions. I didn't even have to answer any questions about my knowledge of the field. The office overall seemed pretty relaxed and casual.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Honestly, the hardest question was what my interest was in the organization's mission. So, not actually a hard question. I thought they might be looking for someone with more direct experience in afterschool programs, but it didn't seem to matter that I didn't have any.
