Job Application Experiences
- The last job I applied to, was the one that landed me my job with my current company. I went directly to the company’s website to brows their job listings. The site was user friendly, and I was able to filter my search for job area, location, compensation type and key words. When I found the role, the job description included compensation pay range as well as a brief description of eligible benefits that were offered. The job description included information about the company culture, skills required for the role, what skills the candidate would gain from the role, role expectations and schedule expectations. After I applied for the role, I received a call from the recruiter within 72 hours. We had a quick phone interview, and I was informed that the next step would be an additional phone interview with the HRBP. After those two screenings, I was moved forward and had two rounds of zoom interviews with the hiring managers. In total, the process took about 3 weeks before I received my offer.
- I appreciated the transparency of the entire process. The application itself gave me enough information about the company culture, how my experience could be applied to the position, and what I could expect to gain from the role. I feel like I was lucky to have an amazing recruiter. He communicated with me through the entire process and made sure I knew what to expect at each step of the process. Looking back, I am grateful that I was able to talk to multiple people during the interview process. I feel like when you are just starting out in your career you want the company to like you so much that you forget that it is just as important that you also like the people who work at the company. Getting the opportunity to connect with leaders at different levels gave me an opportunity to get a more realistic understanding of if A. these were people I would want to work with/for & B. these were people who enjoyed where they worked.
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