I interviewed at Rowans Hospice (Lee-on-the-Solent, England)
Interview
How would you deal with a hard of hearing customer
Tell me about yourself
What do you know about the charity
What do you do in your free time
How would you decline a donation
Interviewers seemed very uninterested in me and rude. They seemed like they had already made their mind up about me before the interview had even finished. They hated that I had only worked from home in my last job and thought I wouldn’t be able to cope working in an office, which is ridiculous. I’ve had many jobs working with people in a non WFH environment but they didn’t seem to care. This was a virtual interview and I received a few work messages pop up on Skype which made a noise and in my interview feedback they called me unprofessional because of this. I couldn’t physically turn it off! Think I definitely dodged a bullet not getting this job. I was perfectly capable of the work and think I would have really helped the charity! Shame they were so small minded and dismissive
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work here?
What experience do you have that makes you capable of the role
I applied online. I interviewed at Rowans Hospice (Waterlooville, England) in Oct 2021
Interview
I was looking forward to attending an interview for Rowans Hospice, however the experience was very negative.
I was kept waiting for 20 min, which happens, but no one kept me informed.
Part of my interview was a task, which I had no clear time frame and was being watched whilst undertaking, which is extremely off-putting.
One of the panel was very stern, cold and abrupt and didn't want to connect on any level, reading questions of a script with no care or enthusiasm.
I understand certain covid procedures, but I was about 10feet away from the panel and had to practically shout to answer and could barely hear their questions.
Needless to say, I was not impressed with their hospitality or process. To make matters worse, they send a standard response to the outcome via email, when I have taken time off my current role, travelled and prepared to meet them in person. I think a phone call is polite regardless of the news!