They will try to lowball you on your interview, well below what anyone who meets their desired qualifications should accept for pay. Their interviews were just opportunities for them to see what you look like as they turned into more personal conversations, while one C-suite member attacked my qualifications. Ironic, now that the company is rampant with unqualified hires who are a result of nepotism.
The company claims they have a start-up mentality as many of its procedures are still in their infancy, welcoming inputs and views from others from other sectors; however, if you suggest change, you become part of the problem. Procedures and regulations are not in infancy, they are non-existent. Most generally accepted standards come about because some subordinate employee wrote an email, a member of higher management saw it, and that became the accepted template or standard.
At some point, management introduced the Senior PM positions, which oversaw us, but from an operational standpoint, they were just messengers from the C-Suite. One of those Senior PMs was so unqualified and incompetent in her duties that it was known that she frequently requested assistance from her subordinates to further her understanding of a task or assignment.
This company is afraid of hiring qualified people with a questioning attitude, so they surround themselves with family. Instead of promoting from within a group of 6-8 existing program managers, the CEO, Holly Cooper, brought in her sister-in-law. Additionally, her son was brought on into a minor leadership role despite having no leadership or managerial experience.
