I applied online. I interviewed at Neal R. Gross & Company
Interview
Met with a recruiter who was obviously a third parter recruiter and not part of the company. Recruiter read straight from the job description line by line, and then ended up telling me that the position is essentially just being a court reporter. I was already suspicious based on other reviews left here, and I cut the interview off soon after the recruiter mentioned the compensation is $45,000. Seems like a shady way of interviewing and the pay is laughable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about my experience. It seems they are looking for anyone with a pulse and willing to live paycheck to paycheck.
One of the main parts of this interview was a sample transcription document. They encourage you to reach out if you have questions, but do not actually get back to you until after the assessment is due. They also deal with different platforms, and different jobs use different platforms. They send you documents in a different form and file than what you are interviewing for. It honestly makes zero sense.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How long have you been transcribing. What are your certificates. What platforms and systems do you use.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Neal R. Gross & Company (Washington, DC) in Feb 2015
Interview
I applied for an administrative assistant position online and arrived on site on time. I was shown to the room where the interview was to take place and told to wait a few minutes.
I waited half an hour until the two gentlemen who were supposed to interview me arrived, and no one came to check on me or explain the delay in the meantime.
Then, they told me they wanted to interview me for the position of court reporter instead of the one I'd actually applied for, and I was totally unprepared.
They also told me I wouldn't be paid for the first six months during my training period and would collect my earnings afterwards. Additionally, I would be reporting to a different location at a different time every day with less than a days notice using my own car to go potentially as much as 40 miles in one direction. They do not reimburse for transportation costs.
By the time I left I'd already decided I didn't want the job, but they offered it to me anyways. The pay was very low for the amount of flexibility they expected you to have and offered only 5 days of combined PTO a year.
Needless to say, I did not accept the offer and don't recommend working for this company to anyone.