ShareAction interview questions

Interview process was okay, 3 stages. You had to complete a bunch of shortlisting questions, followed by a chat with the team manager and then a final stage interview. No clear feedback given and when requested I was sent feedback about a different candidate which I corrected but did not receive a final response.

The interview process was well organised and I was given the names of the interview panel members in advance. The interview itself looked more like a court than a productive interview with 3 people bombarding you with questions each. By far one of the worst interview type I had and you quickly realise most of the panel had no interview skills whatsoever and believes interviews are a one sided process (forgetting candidate are also evaluating the panel representing the firm as being a place to join or not). Other than one manager who joined recently, the other members of the panel were not what you would qualify as "nice" or "welcoming" making you wonder about the corporate culture of your "future" colleagues. For a firm living on grants it is quite surprising to allow people, representing the firm, to interview "talents' while not skilled so, unable to come with intelligent questions or show the slightest enthusiasm in working for the firm. Both as a candidate or a funder, I would simply avoid this firm. A more detailed research and you see that it has a significant turnover (a clear typical red flag) whilst offering interesting working conditions (hybrid and good wages). At some point, you also wonder about the professional skills related to the people vs the demonstrated value you bring yourself. The way you are asked questions, the lack of open discussion (vs yourself contenting to reply to questions during 55mn), the type of questions and. you also have this feeling of a "woke" culture (another red flag). Having worked with a few large NFP, I finished the interview with a bad taste in my mouth and wondering how this charity could be run properly, there's clearly a lack of leadership here. Finally and not much of a surprise, I was rejected from the 2nd round around 1h after the interview, at least it was a speedy decision. I was nicely asked if I wanted a feedback from the panel which I accepted. Not surprisingly, it never came...another brilliant example of how not to manage a firm and destroy its reputation through the hiring process.