U.S. Cellular Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – interview was pretty straightforward like your strengths and weaknesses

Negotiation Details – got a call the next day

Interview Details – There was a interview with the hiring manager that consisted of behavioral and performance based questions. Then I met with and interviewed the peer team. Beyond that I met with the hiring manager's leader for an informal meet and greet before being offered the position. All in all the process was throrough without being too exhausting. The peer and hiring leader leader meeting were billed as meet and greet, but we all know they are also interviews in their own right.

Negotiation Details – The offer was within my acceptable range and I accepted without negotiation.

Interview Details – You apply on-line, have an over the phone interview, do a face to face, background check, 2 month training

Negotiation Details – Always negotiate for more...it is the only time the ball is in your court...they want you..it never hurts to ask.

Interview Details – The interview process was quick and simple, but they did not provide a realistic job preview. They told me what I wanted to hear...or what they wanted the job/company to be but wasn't. I didn't get to interview with the team members, which was a huge miss.

Negotiation Details – They would not negotiate on vacation time, but they increased the salary offer when asked.

Interview Details – Was contacted by recruiter based on an online profile I had posted, and someone else in the same organization who helped connect me to the hiring manager. The process with the recruiter was very professional if somewhat slow. After about 4 weeks I had a phone interview with the hiring manager. The conversation went well, but no real feedback from the hiring manager at the time. About 3 weeks later I was asked to come in for a presentation. I was given some data and asked to present for an hour on the topic. This is where my poor experience started.

I had spent a large amount of time preparing and researching my topic, so I was ready when I went in to the building. Due to some logistics issue I was waiting in the lobby for 20 minutes past my start time (no one thought to check the lobby for me - despite a call to the person meant to meet me). My audience was not really engaged at the start of the presentation, and I had very little interaction during the meeting (despite having extensive presentation experience - I know how to engage an audience). One of the panel spent about 30% of the time in the room checking his phone for messages, and one of the panel neglected to even show up. After I was given my allotted time, I was invited back to the hiring manager's office to discuss the role further. I had very positive vibes by now and was sure I had made it to the finalist group.

I did the usual with thank you emails to all panel interviewers, and follow up phone calls. I didn't pester anyone excessively either.

After 4 emails with no reply back from the hiring manager I finally got a canned reply from the recruiter telling me they moved forward with an internal candidate. You can imagine my frustration after such a long process, such a large amount of time dedicated to putting my best foot forward and not even have the common decency to reply to me. One of the core tenets they preach in the company doctrine talks about respecting their associates. Might I suggest they look into extending that to their prospective candidates too?

I attempted to get feedback subsequently, but of course never heard a word. Thankfully I copywrited my work so it couldn't be used internally.

I understand that things come up at work that dictate changes to the plan, but at least have the courtesy to reply to your presenter who took the time to prepare and research.

I also understand that if I wasn't the right fit then that's fine, just have the guts to say "thanks for taking the time to present to us, unfortunately we moved ahead with xxx because of yyy" Silence just shows unprofessionalism and a lack of respect for the candidate.

Interview Details – Long hiring process with many different steps. It can feel like you are getting the run around, but stick it out it is worth it. The interview process is a Performance Based Interview, meaning it is specific to what you HAVE done, not what you WOULD do (no hypotheticals here!)

Negotiation Details – The original offer was very good, appropriate for my experience but this is not always the case. More recently it seems offers start lower so I would recommend seeing what you can get.

Interview Details – There is a telephonic round which involves generic personal questions and the next round is a technical round where they ask about the basics of cellular technology and other general technical questions.Nothing out of the blue

Negotiation Details – No negotiations, flat hourly wage offered

Interview Details – hiring process was really quick. I was notified within the next week and ooverall it took three weeks from initial interview to an offer

Negotiation Details – very smooth. gave me what I asked for and were willing to work with my school schedule.

Interview Details – There is a phone interview with a recruiter, and then a background check. There is also an online test where you're basically watching a cartoon and have to pick the best answers based on what is given. It MUST be done on a PC, and I didn't know anyone who didn't own a Mac, so I had to go to the library, which was strange. They need to verify your education as well (wanted my high school diploma, but I had no idea where it was, and my mother had just moved, so after a week of them insisting I gave them my high school diploma, I finally asked if they would take my college diploma, since I would obviously have to have graduated from high school to have a college diploma. She had to check with her manager and called me back the next day to say it would work, which seems silly to me). Then, there is a pretty informal interview at the store with the store and sales manager. Once you're through that, there is a drug test and then you're informed if you are hired or not.

Negotiation Details – No negotiation.