I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at ChildServ
Interview
The 1st interview with the Child care supervisor was professional and pleasing. I was informed there would be two other staff members present including HR. However to my surprise the only one present at the interview was the program supervisor. She attempted to contact the other staff member and HR, she was unable to reach either of them. She immediately offered me a second interview and Salary expectations were discussed. As I left she stated she would ask HR to contact me to answer questions she was unable to answer. At the second Interview again she attempted to contact HR, mind you HR had not contacted me since the 1st interview, and again HR was not able to be located. About 3 weeks later an HR gen. contacted me for my References and had me mail her proof of my College diploma which I did. A week later I was offered the position at a salary way below my expectations and way below what the salary on the job post stated. As I tried to negotiate the salary they explained the job post had been posted with the wrong information. I declined the job as I felt the information they provided was misleading and HR was very unprofessional being absent and unreachable at both the 1st and 2nd interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Would you feel comfortable setting boundaries and informing your client's of these boundaries?
I applied online. I interviewed at ChildServ in Jan 2017
Interview
This was an extremely odd organization. The HR woman was surly and rude, which does not bode well. There was also a waiver she wanted me to sign before the formal interview could commence. I read it and saw that it gave permission for a reference and background check. When I questioned whether it would give them permission to call my existing employer to check my reference (something I would not have wanted them to do unless they were going to make me an offer), she got visibly angry and actually snapped at me. She said, "I don't care what you think or what you're worried about, I just need you to sign it." Wow.
Then, my potential supervisor entered the interview room. While he was cordial, I have to admit that the HR person had already convinced me to turn down the job.
The discussion that ensued informed me that the position was vacant because the previous employee had been fired. The PR problems the organization was dealing with were massive and could have been turned around. However, the culture was dysfunctional-- and no amount of spin is going to fix that.
I excused myself from the interview after about 30 minutes, saying that the position would not be a good fit for me. My potential supervisor seemed genuinely perplexed when I cut the meeting short. When I shook the HR woman's hand and thanked her for her time, she frowned, averted her eyes and did not speak. Great social skills for someone who is the face of the organization!
Overall... a very strange and unprofessional place.
I applied through other source. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at ChildServ (Lisle, IL) in Oct 2015
Interview
Interview was only about 20 minutes. They told me they were looking for people who were able to handle the clients without backing down. They offer double pay on holidays and time and a half for OT. They gauged my experience and offered me the position.