I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Salvation Army (Oakland, CA)
Interview
Applied to Chinatown Corps Community Center. I was contacted by the lady who left a voicemail with a bad English accent. I had expected it from this center, but kept an open-mind. I didn't like that she had set the day and time that was most convenient for her, which leaves me with no option. I feel they should fire her and everyone who run the place since they are dead-weight. The purpose of the position is to provide cross culture communication so being fluent in both culture and language are a must, specially in English writing, as you will have to craft professional memorandums and communicate through letter writings to public officials. On top of that, you have to have some connection with the Christian religion. Just because I'm Chinese doesn't means I'll automatically be hired. Not all Chinese like each other, after disclosing to her about my multicultural background. She even have the nerves to lecture me about my English writing skills when she never seen my work. FYI, if she had spoken better English, she wouldn't have to find someone to make her job easy. It's already a hard job with lots of responsibilities and because of her lack of English skills is only going to bring you down with her. Coming to the interview was a huge mistake so, don't waste your time with this place if you don't want to become an educated working poor.
I had a connection within the organization so getting an interview was easy. It was a phone call, we meant for lunch. I don't really have much more to say about it. It's pretty easy to network within this nonprofit.
Come at scheduled appointment and be interviewed by two people on management team. If they want to proceed further, they call your references and upon receiving those, they decide to make you an offer.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at The Salvation Army (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2023
Interview
Very intensive panel interview. Asked many questions to decided if I was fit. Panel was a bit over an hour. The second interview was not pleasant from one of the directors. Interviewer was not in a good mood, and simply seem to not be prepared to have a second intervew.
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Question 1
Q: Describe they type of person you are in the workplace
Administrative Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at The Salvation Army with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Administrative Assistant roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The Salvation Army overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at The Salvation Army as a Administrative Assistant according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 15%
Group panel interview: 15%
Background check: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
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