I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Hitachi Vantara in Aug 2017
Easy interview
Application
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Hitachi Vantara in Aug 2017
Interview
The recruiter contacted me via email about their company and that there were several openings. No detail was provided beyond a basic title in the solicitation. I researched the company online and it appeared to be well regarded in their industry. Therefore, I responded to the recruiter that I would like to learn more. The recruiter no-showed the first interview. She contacted me a day later and apologized and rescheduled the interview. She was 20 minutes late to this interview. Despite asking me no questions, she spent the first 5 minutes telling me how I had a great background. She then proceeded to ask me which position I was most interested in. I responded that she hadn't yet told me about any of them and I asked if she could provide more detail. Fast forwarding ...she was not able to provide anything tangible about the roles nor did she really ask me any questions about my background. She left the interview with the promise that she would send me the job descriptions, along with an application. She also asked that I respond to her email with availability to talk with the hiring manager. Guess what...the email never came....
Phone interviews with HR, reporting manager, country sales director and regional VP, all of whom were very professional. Country MD wasn't involved in interviewing for this strategic senior sales role & conducted an 'interview' on the first day on the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All questions weer conversational about past experience and achievements.