I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Katz & Associates (Roseville, CA)
Interview
I had to complete an editing test before meeting with the Vice President for an interview. The questions were mostly experienced focused, but since I was a new-graduate, we only discussed internships.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For entry-level PR roles they required an editing test and then asked a series of experience related questions.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Katz & Associates (San Diego, CA) in Apr 2019
Interview
The employers conducting the interview barely made eye contact and lacked any sort of emotion. It was clear that the managers hadn't looked over my resume beforehand. They rolled their eyes when I asked questions at the end of the interview. All the previous interview reviews were right.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Katz & Associates (San Diego, CA)
Interview
This was one of the worst interviews I have ever had. I met with the PR Manager and the Senior Account Executive, who would be the supervisor for the position, and neither seemed to enjoy their jobs. I felt that I brought an upbeat, positive, and inquisitive attitude to the interview, only to be met with what felt like boredom and judgement from the other side of the table. I like to think of myself as a social, friendly person, but this interview was very robotic; we never got to a conversational tone and instead just exchanged questions and answers.
In addition to the interview there was a three part writing test: edit an email, reformat/edit and populate an Excel spreadsheet, and write a press release based on info they provided. It was pretty straightforward, with some trick "questions" in the Excel portion.
I went into the interview having looked at this company's low Glassdoor ratings, hoping to find evidence of something different, but from what I could see the ratings rang true.
They did not offer me the position. In my email response to this news, I asked for feedback on my interview; I learn best from constructive criticism and feel that it's a completely appropriate request. I never heard back from them, but after all of this, I honestly wasn't surprised.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time where you made a mistake. How did you fix it and/or learn from it?