- Describe your experiences from the perspective of an applicant for the last job you for which you applied.
In working at a company that has many job opportunities and encourages career growth a development I have been exploring job opportunities and applying for different roles within the same company I currently work for. Within the company’s online job site, once you’ve applied for one job, most of your information is saved, so it makes it quick and easy to apply for multiple jobs.
The application/interview process for the role I am currently in went as follows. Although I was an internal applicant, the application process was the same as if I was applying externally. I completed the online application and received confirmation once the application was submitted. The next step was a phone screening with an internal recruiter asking questions regarding my experiences and how they match the role. After that, I received an email from the recruiter to schedule an in-person panel interview. After the in-person interview occurred, the internal recruiter called to officially offer the job, once I accepted the role, a formal job offer letter was sent to me via email.
- Explain how your experiences during the job application process shaped your impression of the job you were applying for and your desire to work there (or in some cases to not work there).
From an applicant’s perspective, in my opinion, filling out the applications is usually the most tedious piece of the job search, so when a company can make this process as efficient as possible it makes me want to continue to apply for roles at that company.
Although it would be nice to go through a shorter process being an internal candidate, I do appreciate and respect their equitable hiring processes to give internal and external candidates the same opportunity. I feel like this helps make it more about ‘what you know’ rather than ‘who you know’, which also gives me confidence in the company.
I have a very similar experience to this in the College of Business. I first applied to be a Student Support Technician 1 in the Information Services department. I worked as an SST1 for a term and then applied to be an SST2. All of my previous information had been saved, all I had to do was update my resume and write a new cover letter. This made it extremely easy and stress-free on my end. Of course, I had to complete another interview, but I knew everyone in the interview panel and was comfortable talking about my growth as an SST1. I could not agree more that the application process can be very tedious at times. When companies have enabled profile saving, this not only helps them but helps the applicants as well. It sounds like you had a great experience. Thanks for sharing!
Kayla,
I really enjoy your experience, and when I was reading its, I feel very excited for you during application process and you finally got officially offer the job. Thank you for sharing about your experience by step to step because this information is very helpful for me and I believe others who try to get a job. Good example!