Holland Partner Group

Application

The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Holland Partner Group (Vancouver, WA) in March 2017.

Interview

The application process and initial call back for a phone screening was rather quick. I applied sometime in the afternoon, and less than two hours later, I received a phone call for a phone screening. This phone interview lasted about 45-60 minutes. At the end of the call, the HR Manager informed me that she'd like to schedule an in-person interview that same week. The following day I received a call from the Recruiter, who scheduled the in-person interview the following day, with the HR Manager and the Recruiter.

The in-person interview went well, with the typical HR related questions, that lasted around 45 minutes. I did ask about other candidates that were being considered, as well as "next steps". The HR Manager did share, that there were 3 other candidates, that they would be narrowing down to two, for the final interviews to take place the following week with the VP of HR and the owner.

I sent "Thank you" cards that same day. One week later, I had not heard back, and I reached out with a brief, follow up email, which went unanswered for an additional week; totaling two weeks before receiving any communication.

This was the only frustrating part - the lack of followup. Taking into consideration, how quick the company was to contact me to schedule a phone interview and in-person interview, compared to how the recruiter and hiring manager went "ghost" immediately following the in-person interview, in my opinion, can be an area for improvement. This left a bad taste in my mouth as a candidate, and made me reconsider my interest and affected my view of the company.

Interview Questions