Probably one of the most bizarre interviews I had been on. I was contacted by an internal recruiter who set up an interview with the hiring manager upon our screening call. They mentioned there is a three interview process; Hiring manager > team members > leadership. I met with the hiring manager and things went well. We hit it off and were aligned on expectations. I progressed to meeting with a VP and an Account manager, and again, things went well. According to the recruiter there was a lot of positive feedback so far. Then things got strange. The account manager who I interviewed with the week before must of forgot who I was and reached out to me on Linkedin looking for a potential new role. Once I reminded them that we just interviewed a week before, things got awkward. I knew from that point on I wasn't going to get the role, even though I did well with my last interview with the VP of technology. A few weeks passed with a couple of inquiries on my part and then finally the recruiter they informed me they hired another resource. I already knew this was going to happen so I wasn't shocked. And perhaps it might have been something on my side, but the overall experience was odd and felt like there were some challenges internally. I still might have took the role but not sure if I would revisit the conversation in the future.

It was fine. I know some individuals who work for the Hearst office so I thought it would be a similar culture but it wasn't overly warm, seemed very corporate, and they seemed to be asking a series of questions off of a worksheet. The issue is every company does project management differently, so some of the questions were either difficult to explain without using software, or they wouldn't apply to everyone. One of the interviewers seemed to look down at his watch a lot, which made me feel as if I was wasting their time. I think it's better to give a practice exam in my opinion. I didn't get a callback or e-mail to let me know I didn't get the offer, so I just assumed I didn't and accepted an offer elsewhere. This was the first time I didn't receive a written notice, I expected more from a company of their size.