I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Kirkland & Ellis in Apr 2022
Interview
Started with an external recruiter who reached out to me regarding the position. Once I spoke with this individual it took over 2 months from my first phone interview with the internal recruiter to actually starting in this position. I enjoyed the interview process and the variety of individuals I spoke with and questions they asked to get to know me and determine if i was a good fit. Once I received an offer and accepted it did take a long time for additional processing before I was confirmed to start.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell about your experience with regards to this position.
The process was straightforward. I was contacted by a Coordinator/Generalist to set up a time to do a phone screen. I then spoke to another HR Coordinator and a Sr. HR Specialist. Those were about half an hour each and they were nice. The last interview was with a Sr. HR Manager/Office Manager. That went fine but there were some red flags during the interview. During the second and third interview, I was told that the lawyers come first and are a priority and the rest of the staff is second. That was a HUGE red flag because that means it's not an equitable workforce. They could've worded that differently but chose not to. I appreciate the bluntness, though.
Of course, there was no follow-up or email after the last interview but am I surprised? Not really. The firm has already set the tone of its culture and its reputation by ghosting candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself?
Tell me about an employee relations issue you had to deal with.
Human Resources Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Kirkland & Ellis with 2.5 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 67.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Human Resources Specialist roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Kirkland & Ellis overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Kirkland & Ellis as a Human Resources Specialist according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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