The first part was a hone screen with the HR person, which was then followed by two one-hour interviews with a total of 4 staff members. I received a final decision within one week
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Clearing in Mar 2020
Interview
Easy simple interview first with the recruiter. You then interview with two pairs of employees. This was during COVID so it was all via Zoom call. Pretty routine interview - with standard questions.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at The Clearing (Washington, DC) in Oct 2017
Interview
I got dragged through the mud.
Phone interview, two in-person in the same day - really nice people who work there. the work seems pretty cool, the environment is very 'new business', and the interviews all went well.
The hiring process there is beyond out of whack. The communication is nice in tone, but completely problematic. I have been dragged along for coming on four months, constantly being told I would hear back 'at the latest' by a certain time but it was always wrong/a lie. Most recently, I was told that things were up in the air and I was a 'finalist'. I was ignored on multiple occasions when I asked how many 'finalists' there were. They make a big deal about open and fair communication, but their actions speak volumes about the reality of the place.
It was clear the hiring is outsourced, and the hiring staff doesn't seem to have a clue what they're doing. Because of this, much of my time and energy seems to have been wasted.
I still have no idea if I will be offered a job at the clearing, but, at this point, I have lost all hope and am left with a very bad taste in my mouth. And if I was offered, I'm not sure I'd even consider it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were asked to move a government entity from their current IT environment to the Cloud, how would you go about making that change?