Streamlight interview questions

The interview process is brutal. You are basically just selling flashlights and the hoops to get this position is unheard of. You start with a phone interview, then a panel and the last step is they first fly you to NJ where you spend all day taking various tests which involve logic tests, IQ tests, and personality tests. Everyone at the testing center is very nice. Then the next steps are to meet CEO, CFO, VP of sales etc. You spend all day there. They didn't cover any meals and expected me to pay out of pocket for some of the travel and then are reimbursed. To make things worse, the person who implemented this testing never even went through it. It's ridiculous. I feel that I probably dodged a bullet.

I was called to discuss the position, but ended up being a phone interview. Would have preferred knowing in advance I was being interviewed, not just a chat. The atmosphere was very pleasant as you walk in the door, very welcoming. I met with Director of Materials and Purchasing Manager. The interview went very well, easy conversation of my background, experiences and specific issues. Later on that day, I received a phone call, asking if I could come back for a second interview. The second interview would consist of meeting with HR Manager, Legal, President, Director of Materials and Purchasing Manager. Also, I would be tested on Excel, basic skills, math and personality tests, plan on being there 4-5 hrs, for the testing would take 3 hrs. The Excel test was a procurement test, not what I expected, would have preferred honesty over being surprised. There were 4 more tests, all pencil and paper testing, which should have been online to get faster results. The 2 personality tests, approximately 400 questions for both, could have been updated as the one was an ancient booklet, with 100 questions being crossed off. Just over a week later, I was called to tell me they hired another candidate, that was more qualified, verbage per the HR Generalist. In the middle of the first and second interview, the HR Assistant was let go, the person I had been talking too. It took me 2 days to get HR Mgr to call me back, pleaded with the receptionist, which did the trick. They would have been quite surprised if I would have shown up, as the date was known, the time needed to be confirmed.