I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Kahoa
Interview
SolutionStream took me to interview with the client. Once the client decided they wanted me on the job, then SolutionStream hired me. Every client's interview process will be different, but in this case I interviewed with several people over the course of a few hours. The interview with SolutionStream itself was more informal because I had already worked with some of the people there at other companies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In this type of business it is common to be interviewed by both the company hiring you and the client.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Kahoa (Lehi, UT) in Feb 2011
Interview
Initially I was called on the phone and given a phone interview immediately, which caught me off guard. I was not contacted soon after, but I sent a thank you e-mail to the recruiter and received a reply pretty soon after asking to set up a one on one interview. I was told I would be meeting with multiple people and I was given their names, which was nice. When I arrived for my interview no one was at the front desk so I waited a while in the lobby until someone showed up to greet me. I was then interviewed by the hiring manager, then the recruiter talked to me briefly about the company, benefits, etc. Then one of the owners of the company interviewed me. He then wanted me to talk again to the recruiter so we could discuss salary, but the recruiter was busy and would not be available for some time. So the owner asked what my salary range was and I gave it to him. I have not heard back since.
I was not impressed with the organization or planning of the interview process. It was as if they had forgotten I was coming in for the interview and everything seemed hectic and "off the cuff". The hiring manager from the beginning told me "I hate interviews" which kind of set the tone for me. He was also a bit negative towards the position and even suggested that others had described it as a "meat grinder" type of environment. He readily admitted that there was quite a bit of turnover in the position because of it. I was much more impressed with the owner of the company, the vision he had for the company, and the way that he described how he felt towards his employees.
After the interview process I really had no desire to work for the hiring manager that interviewed me so I never followed up with an e-mail or anything like that. The only type of position I would be interested in at the company would be working closely with the owner in some capacity. I did feel like there was a close-knit "family oriented" environment at the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is more important to you the health of the company or the health of your specific job?
Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Kahoa with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Manager roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Kahoa overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Kahoa as a Project Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
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