I feel like national audubon saw the other reviews here and said "hold my beer, we can do worse". I applied for a director-level position in mid June, I went through 3 rounds of interviews, and I finally got notice of their final decision in mid november. 5 MONTHS. For each interview round, HR gave me a timeline for when I should hear back about next steps, and consistently I didn't hear anything for a month after they said they'd update me. They also mentioned that the decision not to advance me "was based on our panel interview reviews and scoring", which suggests to me that a small group of people, and one stage in the hiring process had an outsize impact on their final decision. After this process, to me audubon feels like a red flag factory for inequitable hiring practices and internal disorganization.
Notice all the jobs that remain posted for months or perpetually. Two months after interviewing multiple times, and ~6 months after a job first posted, the position I applied for and other jobs under the same leader remain unfilled.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at National Audubon Society in Nov 2025
Interview
Fairly typical interview process. You have an initial HR screening phone call with a recruiter (though it was helpful to be fairly well prepared for this; it was more in depth than past screening interviews I have had). This is followed by a 1-on-1 interview with the hiring manager, and lastly, there is a panel interview. I recommend coming in with actionable approaches to the job you're interview for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Share one example of a time you had a professional disagreement and how you resolved it. They also asked about how you would manage conflict.
Many of the other questions were specific to the position or standard job interview questions. Basically be prepared to talk about how you'd approach the job, why you're well suited, what interests you about the Audubon, and how you manage challenges/conflict in the workplace.
