I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at National Association Of Counties
Interview
I applied online and heard back about 2 weeks later. I spoke with the HR director for approximately 30 minutes on the phone. 1 week later I was called in for an in-person interview. It was a very bizarre and very unprofessional experience from there. It started with the receptionist who was very rude when I told her I was there for an interview. I arrived approximately 15 minutes early, and the HR director met me to give me a tour. I did not have to wait until my official interview time. I was then placed in a board room, where I waited for about 15 minutes for an Associate Program Director to come meet with me. While I waited, I kept overhearing random employees talking that "there is a random person sitting in the board room." Eventually one of them asked if I was waiting on someone and I explained I was there for an interview. When the interviewer showed up, it got weirder from there. She came in with a tiny post-it pad, a pen, her cell phone, and water bottle. She did not have any paper (my resume, job description, question lists, etc.), and she didn't take any notes on her post-it pad the entire time. She never really asked normal interview questions, and honestly seemed completely uninterested. It was almost like they had already hired someone for the position but decided to waste my time and bring me in anyway. The most substantial question I was asked was "What is your biggest dislike in a working environment?" It was just a really bizarre conversation, and she kept forgetting things she had asked already, and would ask them second and third times. At the end, she said "Let me go check if our director is available to meet with you," which I had been told via email I would meet with both if schedules allowed. The interviewer came back and said she was not available, but I would get a call back in a week. I never received any follow-up correspondence. After 1.5 weeks I reached out to HR just to know where things were, and was told interviews were still going on and I would hear back from her in 1-2 weeks. Needless to say, there was zero follow-up and zero response to my follow-up email. I find this to be astronomically unprofessional. If you decide to move on with other candidates that is fine, but communicate that with people who have taking time off work to come into your office and dedicated 1.5 hours there. To not even respond to an email is not a way to run an organization-don't waste your time here.
I applied online. I interviewed at National Association Of Counties (Washington, DC) in May 2017
Interview
I applied for the position online and almost instantaneously received a call from the HR director to discuss the position further.
I went in for the scheduled interview and met with someone in the Human Resources department. I was supposed to meet with the HR director, but apparently she was too busy per the HR associate. The HR associate was a lovely woman and I really enjoyed interviewing with her.
I also interviewed with the person who would have been "the boss". This is where the interview was slightly...odd and uncomfortable. Everything was pretty standard but I got a feeling of aloofness the whole time, and she stopped the interview to respond to a text message multiple times which I found a bit odd but to each their own. I also found it awkward that the interviewer asked extremely detailed questions about who my vendors were that I had existing relationships with and then wrote down the company names. I totally get wanting to check that aspect of experience but I almost felt like they were collecting business contacts and ideas from interviewees instead of doing a job interview. They also asked a ton of questions about what I didn't like about my current job and I really try to avoid that type of interview.
All in all, the overall just I got from the interview was that they had probably already found someone for the job that day (based on the multiple other entries on the sign in sheet) and only met with me as a formality, or something else. It was bizarre and unlike any interview I had done before. I left knowing I wouldn't get the job, and even if I was offered, I wouldn't have accepted.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at National Association Of Counties (Washington, DC) in Jul 2016
Interview
I applied by sending in my resume and cover later. About two weeks later I was contact by the Human Resource Manager to schedule and interview. I had to fill out an application and a background check form. When I arrived I met with the Director of Human Resources, we had a brief meeting where we went over my resume and my background. After speaking with the Director of Human Resources, I was advised that they would like for me to sit and talk with the Program Director. Once I spoke with the Program Director, I was asked about my resume and background then I was asked a number of job related questions that the Program Director had for me. We talked for about forty-five minutes and it was a very relaxed setting and smooth interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What sparked my interest with the National Association of Counties?