I was contacted by e-mail by an HR representative to schedule a phone screening interview. The phone interview went well and the HR representative was courteous and professional. I was contacted again by e-mail and requested to come into the LoadSpring office for a face-face interview.
I was only provided a date and time to be there and not the name or the person(s) I would be meeting with or their title(s) and role(s) with the company. When I arrived I was told I would be speaking with four individuals. Three of the interviews would be by video conference and one would be face-to-face.
The first three interviews were with the remote individuals. It was apparent, at least where two of these individuals were concerned, that they were reading off a script of questions. It was more like an interrogation rather than a conversation and I could tell interviewing wasn’t their strong suit. The interview with the third individual was slightly more conversational.
The fourth interview was face-to-face. To be honest, I was surprised at some of the dumb cliché interview questions this guy asked me. You wouldn’t expect a person at that level to ask a question such as “Name your three greatest weaknesses” or “When have you failed?” The later question is noted in a review by another person who spoke with this company. Perhaps it is in their list of stock interview questions. Unfortunately, this company doesn’t realize that interviewing is a two-way street and questions such as these indicate a weak or terrible company culture. No thanks.