My experience applying for the organization I currently work for was fairly smooth. After graduating from Oregon State University, I was participating in MECOP, a program that sets students up with two 6-month-long internships in their field of study. My second 6-month internship was coming to an end and I needed to find a full-time job as soon as possible. The HR manager at the company I was interning for had just taken a consulting job at a company I had never heard of, and an industry I had no experience in. I decided to reach out to her and see if there were any opportunities at this company that she thought I would be a good fit for. Within a few days, I had an interview with the company and I immediately loved the office culture. I remember walking in and being greeted by friendly dogs (yes, many employees brought their dogs into the office every day) and noticing that there were no cubicles or 1-person offices. The people in the office produced an atmosphere of fast-paced, vibrant, intelligent, and passionate employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Going into the hiring process I knew this was a young startup but after doing a little research it seemed as though an abundance of people believed in its bright future. I went through 4 or 5 different interviews, each with only one or two people in the room with me. I remember thinking to myself that the structure of the interviews was somewhat chaotic. Since taking this exact course as an undergrad, I remember Jay teaching us about effective interviews and he would definitely not like how this organization interviews! It was very unstructured; everyone was asking me different questions, some seeming very random. Having more of a conversation than an interview didn\u2019t deter me because I wanted the job, and I could tell that culture fit was very important to this company. However, working for this organization for over two years now, I believe I can take what I already know about interviewing and selection, apply it to how we currently hold interviews and find that we are not doing as well as we could be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My experience applying for the organization I currently work for was fairly smooth. After graduating from Oregon State University, I was participating in MECOP, a program that sets students up with two 6-month-long internships in their field of study. My second 6-month internship was coming to an end and I needed to find a full-time … <\/p>\n