(This is the short version of my review, Glassdoor wouldn't let me write the whole things because I had too many characters)
The scheduling of my interview, and my interview process did not go according to plan. It was a very neutral experience overall. I didn't perform poorly, but I also didn't perform greatly.
After my site visit, I provided honest feedback to my recruiter over the phone the next day, and he received the same feedback from the Director of Operations. My recruiter encouraged me to do more research on the company and the industry (as if I didn't already), and give him a call back within the "next day or two" to schedule another interview in their Grand Rapids office when I go to visit in a couple weeks. He invited me to connect on LinkedIn, I accepted the invite, things were looking pretty good.
I received a missed call from my recruiter early this morning, right before my work day was about to begin, probably just trying to be proactive in getting a response from me before our agreed upon, soft, "deadline." He didn't leave a voicemail. I gave him a call back later in the day when I had a little down time in my work day to schedule a time to interview (you know, before I decide to drive 750 miles to Grand Rapids for another series of interviews), and he comes up with some lousy excuse about how I misunderstood him, I needed to do more research on the company and industry, look into it more than I already have/then is necessary for someone starting out entry level all over again, and was supposed to get back to him by the end of day yesterday. He had the nerve to tell me that "You can think what you want" when he misunderstood our agreed upon general time frame as to when I would get back to him. I wasn't going to take that from him, or anyone, really. Regardless of who ended up actually being right in this misunderstanding, I thought that was a very unprofessional remark from someone who is very well regarded in the company. I respectfully told him I was no longer interested in moving forward with the position, really because of how he handled the situation- that was enough for me to lose interest. He then went ahead and removed me from his LinkedIn connections after our disagreement. Really mature, dude.
Now that my rant is over, there are couple things that I've learned about not only this company and industry, but also about the business world as a whole. Any company who claims to be "young cultured" now officially draws a red flag in my book. Insight Global claims to have a "young culture feel." They sell recent college grads on their culture. I'm pretty sure they don't hire anyone over the age of 40 years old for anything (40 being generous, 34 being probably realistic). I like to compare being an applicant/entry level employee for this company to being a little kid: Who would you rather listen to, your parents? Or, some annoying babysitter? Personally, I would rather listen to my parents, because I trust their authority more than my babysitter's. I envision this to be an organization/industry where you're being managed by annoying babysitters as opposed to your own parents who may have a more logical thought process in how they relay information to their children and more knowledge about life as a whole. I recommend hiring some adults to manage your team; perhaps a 42 year old?.. Anyways, red flag. Secondly, as good as it is to care about someone's professional development, which IG seems to do, I couldn't see myself developing and thriving from a personal stand point. I don't know for sure, but I have a strong gut feeling about it. They seem to be the kind of company who will interview just about anyone (kind of like an insurance agency) so they can get their numbers up. They over promised, and under delivered to me.
Maybe it's just not the right fit for me, but for anyone considering an Entry Level Recruiter position with Insight Global, I highly recommend considering what I had to say before proceeding.