I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Aesop (Melbourne)
Interview
Overall, I'd whittle my experience down to 'underwhelming', and I say this for a few reasons. I think the assumption should be, given the company's storied history of creative rigor/an obsession with the details, to anticipate some really high calibre stuff.
What I got were platitudes. When their entire process spanned something like two months; when I was repeatedly getting my named spelt incorrectly (I was greeted with a few emails that had a number of grammatical errors--the majority of which came from the hiring manager as well as their in-house recruiter); and when I received a compensation package below market value, It didn't make much sense to acquiesce.
While I did genuinely find some of the folks I met during my interview to be smart and sincere, the performative aspects just couldn't be ignored. I 100% believe that they bet on candidates being seduced by name alone in signing on to work for them, but it's 2021 and the complacency shows. Very much a case of oversell & underdeliver.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- There were a number of questions that touch on your interest with the advertised position at Aesop / culture 'fit'
- Ways of working
- Walk through of a case study (optional)
- A lot of free-flowing conversations, plenty of ops to as questions of your own