The last time I experienced being an applicant was for my internship last summer. I applied for a company that was well known back in my country. It was a unicorn company and therefore I know that applying for the intern will be hard. However, I was lucky enough to know someone working there and I got help with the application process. My qualifications were also enough to apply for an internship position in the company. When I applied, I did not get an answer for a couple of months which gave me the impression of how competitive the hiring process is. The long wait also made think that I did not get the internship since it took longer than expected and since I heard from other people how competitive it is getting hired by the company. However, I desired to intern there since the company was one of Indonesia’s leading company. When I finally got the interview, I found out how flexible their hours were. I became more interested in joining since I also value work hours. I also was able to get my job description and the interviewer explained in short of the responsibility that I would be handling. I also saw that the position will give me more experience and be related to my major. Their mission statement also gave a good impression to me and I got a clear idea on how the company culture is like during the interview. Overall I was sure that I really wanted to get the internship.
4 replies on “Week 1 – Job Application Experiences”
It is good to see that when a company does deliver on a good hiring process because you can clearly remember so many aspects of it. I am sure other employees at that company feel similar to you in the sense they knew what they were getting into after finding out more about the job.
Do you think knowing someone within the company helped you in your interview process? Looking back, would you have changed anything about how you conducted yourself in the interview? (Even though it sounds like you were successful with your application!)
Kenneth,
It is nice that you had some connections to people who were already working at the company. It definitely helps not only your nerves but also gets your name out there. Thanks for sharing!
That’s awesome that you line up so well with the other companies values! This is such an important aspect because fitting into the company culture can mean the difference between a great and just okay internship!