A difficult process with over 10 people involved. Everyone involved where professional and respected the process. Part of the process was creating and performing a presentation in front of a team.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Office Depot in Nov 2018
Interview
Two recruiter interviews, due to recruiter turnover. One face to face with a four-person panel. Rapid-fire style, about an hour long. Very typical questions, based on role and prior experience. Nothing out of left-field.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What's your approach to cross-functional leadership?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Office Depot (Miami, FL) in Jan 2018
Interview
Annoying phone interview with the recruiter. As he was asking questions, he was banging away on his key board typing which made it extremely hard to concentrate. I could tell he didn't really want to be on the call and seemed very stressed. The entire call turned me off from wanting to be employed by the company. I truly believe the first interactions with an employee of the company can give you a good sense of the overall environment and culture. The recruiter even emphasized how the hiring manager had no time to train someone, so one had to come in the door and hit the floor running and because the employee in the current role was leaving that Friday, it was critical they get someone fast. This came across as a lack of planning on their part. The entire call was very disappointing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Was asked confusing questions regarding hard and soft skills, but the way the recruiter asked the questions, I wasn't 100% sure how the recruiter wanted me to answer. It was like decoding a riddle. Not sure he really understood the difference between hard and soft skills.