I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Maintel in Apr 2024
Interview
2 stages
Video interview followed by in-person interview at the office with Senior finance Stakeholders
A test is also done for bookkeepering which is straight forward if you have studied accounting on a basic level
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of how you utilise excel in your previous role?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Maintel (London, England) in Feb 2022
Interview
Interview via an agency
1st time ever in my life I have had to hang up on an interview due to how rude the hiring manager was...
Have been in comms/IT/Tech my entire career since early 00s, highly trained & aware what this role (should) cover along with just about every piece of infrastructure & supplier involved E2E:
The guy started screaming shouting & swearing during my answers then started reeling off random active directory acronyms/commands which he said I'd have to spend most of my time doing (?!) As an infrastructure Manager....
Apparently the previous role holder left because they 'lived in an ivory tower & wouldn't get their hands dirty'
I'm flexible & will help out with various things; same as the previous role holder can't do everything on the job spec + perform an active directory Analyst's role at the same time/all the time.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
why do you keep going on about xyz?! (relevant infrastructure terms)
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Maintel (London, England) in Jul 2018
Interview
Recruitment agency found my CV and got in contact. Sold the opportunity to me so I felt encouraged to learn more in an interview forum. Invited straight through to face to face interview. Felt like it was a positive discussion during the interview, so was in contact with the recruitment agent to reiterate my interest. Never heard from anyone again. I chased the agent, who said he had not heard anything more from the company after he had chased but would chase again. That was the last time i thought about this opportunity - no feedback, no rejection. Poor experience and now i have a negative impression of the company and recruitment agent. Well done all.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your experience of quality of work from pre-sales authors?