STS Capital Partners interview questions

Arguably the most bizarre interview process I’ve ever been involved in. It lasted over a month and a half with interviews being scheduled hours before the start time or without even confirming my availability first. Part of the process involves meeting with the CEO’s life coach. I was ghosted after the last round and after emailing two weeks later, received a rambling phone call from one of the HR partners who didn’t check my time zone before calling. All parties interviewed seemed nice but referred to the group as a family, which is always a red flag

I was ghosted after receiving an offer after 4 interviews. My recommendation to anyone would be to stay far away from this company. There were red flags throughout the process, but I was intrigued by the M&A space and the potential salary. The whole process took roughly a month. It got very weird going into the 4th interview, and then weirder after I received the offer. Although it was a pleasant meeting, my 4th interview was with a “life coach” who I was told sits in on all new hiring interviews and exec decisions for the company. Red Flag #1. After being told “welcome to the team” via email, it took over a week for me to be able to talk with someone in HR regarding what the offer would entail. Red Flag #2. The offer had a competitive salary ($150,000), but no benefits as I was told everyone working there is an independent contractor. Red Flag #3. I was also told it would be a one year renewable contract, but that they could terminate the contract at any time. I was also told that the position was newly created because they terminated and outsourced the entire department previously due to COVID. Red flags #4 and #5. Following the call with HR, I have been unable to to get in contact with anyone at the company, and my last several emails were ignored. I am fortunate that I am employed, otherwise this experience would have been demoralizing. This company already has many poor reviews on here, and this review could have been avoided with a simple courtesy email from HR stating that they were going in another direction.