I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Caliper Foods (Commerce City, CO) in Feb 2023
Interview
There were four interviews. The first was with the HR contact who initially contacted me through LinkedIn and did a brief screening call going over the details on the position.
The second was with the current PM in the position, also a phone call that went over some more specific details and my background.
The third and forth was a two hour process at the headquarters in Commerce City. Split into two parts, the first hour being with the director of innovation (head food Scientist) and the CEO - the CEO wasn't on site for the interview but video called in from his condo in the mountains. This made focusing on both parties a little difficult, because I kept having to split my focus between the camera and the party in the room. It was also a little frustrating, because I was asked to come in person instead of remotely, when the most important interviewer wasn't there.
They asked me varied questions about my experience in related and non-related fields and how I would Pivot my experience to the position at Caliper. The CEO also had to jump off of the call a bit early, so I didn't get to make a closing statement to him.
There was then a short break, before I went into a second meeting with the head of people and the head of operations. They asked me a lot of the same types of questions that the previous parties had, so that made it evident that they didn't really compare notes before having me come in. It also made it hard for me to keep coming up with creative or interesting answers to questions I'd already been asked. They also ran out of things to ask about 15 minutes into the allotted time, and asked me to asked them a few questions. I of course did, and was able to ask them some questions. But hadn't prepared enough to fill an entire 45 minute, seeing as I was expecting to get asked more. So we ended up cutting the meeting short by about 20 minutes.
The general energy was reading like they weren't very impressed with me. But I tried to excuse that demeanor, because It was late in the day on a Friday at this point, and it seemed like they were just itching to get things over with.
I sent out a thank you letter the next week, and got a follow up the week after that that they had decided to go with someone with more technical experience in their specific field. As of today (4/12/23) the job post is still up, and they still seem to be excepting applications. So I'm not sure if that means that they already hired someone, or if they're just waiting for that perfect candidate to come along.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle it if you were trying to meet a strict deadline, but two of the responsible parties were having trouble communicating with each other and holding up the lead time?
I applied online. I interviewed at Caliper Foods in Mar 2021
Interview
First interview was with the lead/direct supervisor and lasted about a half hour. This initial interview was more casual and getting to know one another.
The second interview was with an HR professional and was over the phone. It was a situational interview that also touched on a bit of my background from my resume.
The next interview was two parts, all over Zoom with the R&D team, and then a second part with the same two people from before (team lead and HR). Some of the questions were specific to previous work experiences and some were specific to CBD product design.
Overall, the experience showed that it wouldn’t be a good fit on either side. I think the biggest downside was how much time was spent on interviewing with this company. Working full time and having to make time for so many interviews just for it to clearly not be a fit was a definite downside.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a difficult coworker situation and how you dealt with it.