CT interview questions

Overall, they have you go through a long application process 90 minutes is stated, but it is more like three hours. This includes finding a certain link on their site which drives people to their website thus increasing their social media ranking. I have to give them credit for creative SEO tactics, if you consider forcing unwitting applicants to bolster their rankings... Boo, poor business practice. But they don't stop there, then they have you create a personal video to be posted on YouTube to in another attempt to ratchet up their social media ranking. To add insult to injury, then they have other applicants judge your video. A very odd and reckless way to review candidates, especially if they allow some inexperienced hack to rule you out because they don't like the way you smile, look, breathe, etc. In the beginning, my Recruiter was very responsive, I was informed that I made it past the 2nd (testing stage) and then to the third (Manager review) and then nothing...radio silence, she disappeared. My experienced/educated guess is that the recruiter didn't have the courage to say you didn't make the cut, we've closed the position, the hiring is on hold, etc. A kind and honest update goes along way, especially towards positive word of mouth, creating a positive reputation, and avoiding reviews like this one. Instead, they send reply emails, only after being prompted, saying that the managers have hundreds of applications to review and it will be a few more weeks, going on three months now. Withdrew my application, because if this is indicative of their style of corporate communication then it is no place for me, a seasoned executive recruiter with over 15 years of experience. I figure that I was priced higher than what they wanted to pay and instead of opening up a dialogue, they placed me on the back burner, just in case. THEIR GOAL: To boost their social media ranking through positing FAKE positions, forcing candidates to do things that generate SEO interest AND/OR string along candidates in an unprofessional attempt to be kept as "warm" candidate in their pipeline. Be aware you will be subjected to poor business process, horribly unprofessional communication (if any), and no career prospect, after jumping through their hoops....A waist of time!

I've read some of the other comments and I think that many of the negative remarks are due to a misunderstanding in the hiring process. The initial form that candidates fill out are the most basic information. The application system then automatically sends a "skills" test to all candidates. Skills is in quotation marks above because the skills test is the real application where work related questions are asked and some include skills tests to be sure that applicants can really perform the tasks that they claim to have. When a position becomes vacant, then candidates are screened and selected for interviews.