I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at NRECA
Interview
Had a screening call with HR and it was one of the worst screening interviews I ever had. The HR employee tested me on the knowledge of the company and their various programs and then chastised me when I couldn't answer properly. I did not think I was going to make it to the following round but I did.
Proceeded to the following round, the HR employee continued to be a problem during the process. They would not respond for days to various questions about trying to schedule the interview. Then if I didn't respond within 24 business hours, they would call me to ask me if I was even still interested in the position. It took nearly 2 weeks to schedule the following zoom interview. The employee that I interviewed with during this was very pleasant and made me want to continue with the process.
The final interview took a whole month and a half to schedule due to again, the HR employee not responding to me for several days. They would then, again, chastise me for not responding before the end of day to their email when they finally felt like dealing with me. The process was very exhausting and did not make me feel great about the company.
The final interview was in person, in their office and I interviewed with 3 different employees over 2 hours. Everyone was delightful and asked very good questions.
Everyone in the company seemed to be great and a pleasure to work with! It was disappointing that an HR employee ruined the process for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are 5 personality traits that you believe are essential for an event planner?
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at NRECA (Arlington, VA) in Dec 2024
Interview
HR rep started Teams interview without turning on camera and apparently it wasn't working. Did not offer to reschedule and I was left staring off into the void. Seemed that the interview was over before it even started. After explaining my lay off and being unemployed for several months asked how the search has been. Really? This may have been a planned question to ask to gauge how I would respond to this obvious adversity currently in my life, but without establishing any discernible rapport and my one-sided conversation did not make this a professional interview or question.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at NRECA
Interview
Initial recruiter telephone interview was clear. Later interviews felt disorganized and too long and repetitive. I couldn't connect with the hiring manager or understand what her priorities were. I remember thinking everyone seemed friendly and welcoming.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about your experience developing webinars?
