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Updated Apr 24, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Customer Representative at P2 Energy Solutions
Posted Apr 24, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Denver, CO (took 6 weeks)
You're assigned an HR rep who answers all your questions and sends you a link for an IQ test online. It's a 2 hour long test with pattern recognition, word math problems, and personality test. The test was really difficult, but I passed and was asked for an interview. The interview was easy, but the interviewer made sure it lasted a full hour. The interviewer asked questions from a template and recorded very little. He asked some technical questions (which I wasn't able to answer) and we talked casually about the company and his experiences. I sent follow up thank you e-mails to my HR rep and interviewer. I called the HR rep weekly to see if I made the final cut. She said if I did, they would run a background check. However, I did not get the position (I didn't have the technical skills), but I was notified that a position I was more qualified for was opening soon.
P2 is notorious for long, drawn-out interview processes. Mine took over a month.
A few days to hear back after applying
1 week to schedule a preliminary phone interview
2 weeks to schedule a 1:1 interview
3 weeks to hear that I didn't receive the position
2 weeks for a background check (if I had received the position)
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Business Analyst - Product Management - Entry Level at P2 Energy Solutions
Posted Apr 13, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 in Houston, TX (took a day)
I just completed the assessment questionnaire and have to say quite frankly that its one of the most ridiculous questionnaires I've come across to date, especially for an entry level position. At one point, I felt like I was applying for NASA and their space shuttle program. I am not applying for an engineering position.
I have an MBA and have applied to various other companies in the past. The IQ/Intelligence test as well as personality test were fine and quite the standard but then there are sections on graphic sequences and mechanical testing that caught me by surprise and have no relevance to the position according to the job description. All in all, if this is what P2 Energy puts all their applicants through, its an absolute waste of time in my opinion.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Business Analyst at P2 Energy Solutions
Posted Oct 27, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in Denver, CO (took 3 days)
Before I could speak with the recruiter for a 20 minute screening interview, I was asked to complete a 2 hour personality and intelligence test. The screening interview was pretty standard. But after that, complete silence, no contact from the hiring department. Too bad. My outside information tells me that I should fit their corporate culture really well, and the HR representative agreed. It would have been great to add to their bottom line.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Sales at P2 Energy Solutions
Posted Aug 17, 2011
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 (took 4+ weeks)
The hiring process at P2 Energy Solutions is rather intense. They are definitely looking for the best and brightest. The test they give you is very detailed. It felt like some kind of entrance exam for a college. There was a lot of math, word problems, then strange psychological questions. Some seemed obvious in order to pick out angry, aggressive, bitter people, but others not so much.
Once you pass, you do feel like you're in "the club." There are legacy hires that don't have to go through the process. Those are probably the people who are posting negative things on this site. It's hard when a company trims the fat and actually tries to make a profit, versus the old owners who were losing money on a regular basis.
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Negotiation Details
Salary offer was low, but they did come up a bit, then promised bonuses. They do not negotiate on vacation. They are very flexible on working from home, schedule, etc, so ask about that if it's important to you.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Personality Test and a Drug Test.
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Entry Level Finance/Accounting at P2 Energy Solutions
Posted Jun 9, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 (took 1+ week)
I have half a mind to send a bill to these folks for all of my time and effort spent on what would turn out to be a pretty silent affair. The interview process would almost lead me to believe I was about to uncover some mystery after I was stationed in a mountain range prepping for my latest mission.
First you have to take a assessment test. 2 full hours of patterns, word association, and math problems. Easy, but insanely time consuming.
Next comes the phone interview. Pretty standard from what I can tell.
The real interview was alright from an experience standpoint, but it still leaves a slightly foul taste in my mouth. You could tell these folks had never done this before. The whole process was disjointed and haphazard. In the end, all the associates were friendly though.
The real problem comes with communication. It is disgusting that I haven't heard back from this company. Just like a previous review already mentioned, the employer really needs to respect how much time they are asking the applicants to invest in simply one job opportunity. It isn't hard to send a simple email with a "there was someone more qualified than you...blah blah blah" response. It is an employer marketplace, and boy does P2 ever make you jump through the hoops to prove that very fact.
So, back to that bill. Do I simply charge minimum wage, or should I also factor in the opportunity cost of the excess amount of time spent with P2 and tack on at least two interviews with major firms in the area as well? The simple answer will be, unsurprisingly, crickets.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Accountant at P2 Energy Solutions
Posted Jun 9, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2009 (took a day)
I interview with 2 poeple and then heard back I was hired.
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Entry Level Staff Associate - Software at P2 Energy Solutions
Posted Mar 23, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in Denver, CO (took a day)
The interview process began with an online assessment test that lasted a good couple of hours. If you "passed", you were called to come in for a face-to-face interview.
The face-to-face consisted of a group of 4 candidates (for different positions) who were gathered in a conference room. The process began as a general overview of what would be happening, which included a provided schedule.
Each candidate then interviewed with 3 different people - one each from HR, Customer Service, and Engineering - in which we were asked general questions that were of the "tell me about when you...", "how did you handle...", and "what would you do if.../give me an example". These interviews were approximately 20-30 minutes each.
We were then given a topic to (as a group) research, put together a presentation, and present it to two directors/managers. Afterward, the directors/managers asked us questions about the topic in the presentation, if some options were left out.
Finally, we had to take a shortened version of the initial online assessment test.
The entire process took 5 hours, not counting driving time.
Note: Silence is NOT golden in this case!
I would have given the interview experience a positive, except for the fact that they didn't bother to contact me afterward, even to give a generic "thank you, but no" email. Very bad form, if you ask me, especially since I spent an entire day hand-writing thank-you notes to 9 different people. The people were friendly, and I appreciated the chance they gave me to interview with them, but I think they, or any businesses, for that matter, need to realize that our time is just as precious, and we should be afforded the same respect you ask of us. It doesn't take a lot of time to send out a generic email to a candidate.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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Business Analyst at P2 Energy Solutions
Posted Feb 8, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Calgary, AB (Canada) (took 4 months)
First, there were way too many tests (IQ, Personality, Corporate Fit, etc.) to even trying to get through the first gate. After I passed those tests, I got called for a telephone interview. The interview part wasn't too bad, just pretty standard HR screening interview. Then a couple of weeks later, I got called to the office to have an interview with the manager and a colleague. That was pretty standard too, your regular behavioral questions mixed with some technical questions.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Contract Instructional Designer at P2 Energy Solutions
Posted Sep 25, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in Denver, CO (took a day)
After being contacted by phone, I was sent a consent form to take an online assessment that I signed and faxed back. This was the 'Hire True' or something like that.
I have heavy duty Fortune 300 experience in my field, an advanced degree, and a pretty high IQ. But, I've been out of undergrad for almost 20 years, so I can't recall the last time I did mathematics word problems.
After spending 2+ grueling hours on the P2's mini-SAT, I recieved my auto-rejection two days later on a Saturday. I guess the algorithm didn't like me.
It was my choice to take the time, but I don't think it's appropriate to ask people to donate two hours of their time to a machine, at the start of the interviewing process. Rejection is a-ok fine. Algorithmic auto-rejection for a contract position, after donating two hours to a machine doesn't feel so good.
I was glad to be rejected, in the end, as the experience says something about the value of personnel and the level of people skills at P2.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Software Developer at P2 Energy Solutions
Posted May 12, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 in Calgary, AB (Canada) (took 1+ week)
Applied online, the recruiting lady called and asked HR questions, some technicality and experience as per the mentioned job requirements. Phone interview, talked about relocation (they don't provide relocation) and discussed about languages and software used.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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