Coffey Communications, Inc. Interview Questions & Reviews

Interviewed Feb 2007 in Walla Walla, WA (took 4 weeks)

Beginning with one to one phone interview with HR rep, went through four or five interviews before being offered the position. During these sessions, had opportunity to ask every possible question about company and position, and received thoughtful, serious answers. Interviewers asked all basic questions about my background and inquired in detail about my work history, including daily tasks--type of editing, type of supervision, amount of independence, work style, etc. They probed attitudes, personality indicators, and character to ensure compatibility with their somewhat unique company--privately held by a family closely associated with a religious group, and anxious to maintain a congenial and mature work environment. Interviewers were professional, friendly, and welcoming. In all interviews, including panel by phone and in person, I felt that sincerity, articulate use of language, thoughtful answers, and evidence of a genuine interest in the company--including knowledge about its products, customers, and processes--were the points, in addition to relevant and proven skills, on which they made hiring judgments. There were no trick questions.
All the interviewers seemed to be enamored of the company, and employees are unlikely to voice a complaint out of channels. When I made a request after being hired, the matter was addressed immediately and diplomatically.
The work place is open--pseudo cubes, so that 3 - 12 or more people sit together in an area divided from other areas by portable walls about 64 inches tall.
Technology: MACs with MS Office
The company is very health conscious (it publishes health-news magazines, etc., for hospital and insurance industries), provides disinfectant hand wash; free soy milk, coffee, and peanut butter. It also encourages exercise during work, with cash bonuses for miles walked; it pays half of health-club membership and exercise equipment and shoes, and has a posture expert fit each employee with a chair.