I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Sage (Toronto, ON) in Mar 2020
Interview
I submitted my application online, and was called by a recruiter a few hours later. Rather than screening me for the position, he tried to sell me on the role, which was very curious. He insinuated I'd be a perfect fit, and promised to connect me later that day to the hiring manager. I never heard from the recruiter again, so I reached out to the hiring manager on LinkedIn. This individual was incredibly rude, saying she saw nothing on my resume relevant to the position. Clearly a disconnect between recruitment and hiring manager goals. I finagled my way into an interview with the hiring manager anyway, who spent an hour with me. She also promised to follow up and never did.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Sage (Bristol, England) in Nov 2024
Interview
Submitted CV via a sage careers portal and answered the usual questions about right to work etc. had a teams call with the recruiting manager and then a teams with the partnerships team as a whole.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Identify 2-3 partners who would add value to a peak season campaign for Brightpearl.
Explain why you chose each partner, focusing on how their products or services complement Brightpearl’s operational platform during peak season.
Create a project plan for this co-branded campaign with the 2-3 partners of your choice.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sage (Toronto, ON) in Mar 2020
Interview
It was a long process, interviewing with the HR manager, Hiring manager, Hiring manager's boss, team members... It took around 3-4 weeks and they didn't even have the decency, after all the time I invested preparing the interview, learning about the company and going through the stages, to let me know if I got the job or not even if I reached out to them 2 times asking for feedback or at least some sort of closure. I have never heard of a company just ghosting candidates this far in an interview process. A company that has no consideration for people's time is not a company I would like to work for in the future, never applying here again nor using their products.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Personal questions: do you live downtown Toronto, why you want to move to Toronto, did you find rent? Where are you from? Do you have Canadian citizenship? ......