Chihuly Studio Interview Questions

After an initial phone interview from an outside HR company, I was invited in for a first interview the next week. Then, a second interview the week after with more of the team. After another week they sent me a test to perform and said that candidates get paid for their time - great! I took 5 hours to complete the test but had another day before it was supposed to be turned back in so I asked some quick questions just to be sure I was doing a good job and got this response included with a half-answer, "Not to rush you but the sooner the better today would be great!" So I turned in the test quickly and received a canned rejection note from their HR company the next morning. I was disappointed but ready to move on. However a week later I received an email from one of the interviewers: "We're still in our hiring process and since you were one of our top candidates I'll keep in touch as things progress". I wrote back and mentioned the email from their HR company saying "Was that a mistake? If so, great - I'm still interested in the job! Also, you had said that candidates get paid for the time they put in on the test. Is that still in the works?" Well, I never heard back from her! Even a quick note from the HR contractor would have been a more professional move, and, it's just WRONG to offer money for testing (attempting to shine a great light on the company) and then never follow through.

After an initial phone screening that including basic questions about my past experience, the interviewer explained more specifics about the position, the company structure, and the type of support they need. I was brought in for 1 on 1 interviews with various members of their staff and met there support staff that are in similar positions. After the interviews, it seemed like the most difficult part of the position is working with the varying personalities at the company and being flexible with odd requests rather than the actual tasks that needed to be performed. I could tell they are looking for a specific type of person that would be a good fit. However, the actual questions were rather basic, and they seem to have to explain a lot about the company.(Almost apologetically.) This is an interesting company but an intimidating environment.

The interview process was detailed, straightforward, and friendly. Exactly opposite of the actual working environment, except for the detailed part. After the qualification and work history questions, where, what kind of work, etc. we spent a large part of the interview talking about how I might handle people with difficult demand or personalities. That was a red flag and a clue of what the job would be like. We went on and on about this to the point that we were joking about it.