BrandExtract interview questions

Each of my interviews was conducted remotely via video-conference and lasted 50 minutes. The whole process took approximately three weeks. My first interview was with two members of senior management, who asked me many of the questions one may reasonably expect in an initial interview, including what drew me specifically to their company and this job description. I was undergoing a career transition, so they asked me about that. Their manner throughout the interview was warm, friendly, and encouraging. After my initial interview, the senior manager in charge of my interview process was going to be out of office, but she scheduled a follow-up interview with two members of the specific team I would likely be working with. This one was more technical and focused on these team members' description of how their work functions and what to expect in the workplace. They asked me about my preferences and tolerance for different kinds of work environment factors and how I handle different situations. Again, the experience was warm and encouraging, and they patiently answered all of my questions. The third round of interviewing is what they call the "cultural interview." For this final round, I spoke to about a dozen people representing different departments: creative, strategy, et cetera. The senior manager introduced me, then left the interview; I think that few if any senior managers were present at all for this interview. Rather than focus on more technical aspects of the work, this interview focused more on workplace culture and values. While interviewing with that many people at once can be inherently intimidating, I found this interview no less warm, welcoming, and encouraging than the other two. I received one question regarding how I would handle a certain workplace situation, but it seemed less concerned with how I would respond in a technical way than with how I would maintain workplace values through my actions. Time-wise, the interview was evenly split between my questions for them and theirs for me.

The worst interview process I’ve ever experienced. After 9 (yes, nine) interviews spanning over 1.5 months & 7.5 hours - with nothing but positive feedback along the way - they called letting me know an offer would be in my inbox soon. Instead - a short “we’re not moving forward” notification was all I received. Completely ridiculous, deceitful, & unprofessional.