I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Gates Foundation (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Interview process was straightforward - five interviewers across four or five hours. Seemed to be a bit much for an assistant position, but is now the norm many places. Some of the interviewers seemed to be lost on the interview process and had trouble answering my questions. However, the interviewers were extremely candid about the negatives surrounding the job - which I was taken aback by.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The scenario-based questions were tough, but as long as you know your experience and how it can apply, you should be okay.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Gates Foundation in Apr 2023
Interview
The process started off with the HM questioning why I would think I even belonged at the Foundation, due to my "confusing" background. I have a very diverse work history. She said "hopefully" I can figure out what it is I want to do. I was surprised I was moved to the final round of interviews after this. The final round consisted of 5 interviews lasting 30-45 mins. The hiring team was fine, but at times implied they were better and smarter than I was. I did my best to answer their questions with real examples and followed the STAR method. I followed up with the recruiter multiple times over 3 weeks with no reply. Finally, a manager reached out to me to let me know that particular recruiter didn't work there anymore, and I wasn't selected to move forward anyway. I would never interview here again after the way I was treated by recruiting and this particular hiring team in general. I wasted a lot of time and energy to be treated as "less than" by the hiring team and ghosted by recruiting.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Gates Foundation in Apr 2023
Interview
Took months and went through long and very time-consuming interviews only for them to be incredibly unresponsive and basically ghost me. They are so inconsiderate of your time (took time off work for this).
I applied online. I interviewed at Gates Foundation (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2022
Interview
situational and behavioral questions. Did 5 interviews with team members, team leader and program director. They are about 45 mins each. It took a bit to hear back. Go prepared but don’t over prepare. Be yourself and bring the heart behind your work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had to work on a project and had to delegate a lot of the work without having full control?