I was scheduled for a 45 minute to 1 hour interview. I was given an assignment to prepare for the interview. I had to shop 4 pet supply stores that carried their brand, prepare a report for each experience that covered a question sheet they supplied, and create a power point for each store of what I would recommend to improve Merrick's performance in each location I visited. All told, the assignment required about a day and a half. It was a lot of preparation, which would require all of the one hour interview time to present properly. I arrived on time for my interview. I was told that I was their last interview and that they had to leave for the airport in 35 minutes. This meant I had to rush through my presentation, there was virtually no time to review my experience, and it left the feeling I was more of a formality than a true applicant. They were nice enough, but I was not given a fair chance to present myself. It was a disappointment, but no surprise, when I received the cut-and-paste email rejection. (Your qualifications are impressive, we had lot of applicants, thanks but no thanks, we'll keep your resume on file.)

3 step process - phone/ in person / 3rd interview with completing an assignment. The assignment was a break out of a 20 min presentation plus a plan of action with an over coming objection piece. The process was very lengthy. The only drawback was the compensation talk was never mentioned. No idea of salary range. I felt that the position was one in which was extremely micro managed and procedural.