I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Intertek (Plano, TX) in Oct 2011
Interview
Initially was contacted by e-mail to call a manager to talk about my skills and to schedule an in person interview for the next day.
The interview went well then I was given a skills test on safety standards and had a tour of the building after that. Everyone was friendly that I met that day.
about 10 days later I was called about a 2nd interview. At this interview I spoke with 2 different managers than the 1st interview and the director of operations of the facility, I was told by him I would hear if I got the job in 2 weeks. Good rapport was built with all these people.
Towards the end of the second week I was asked to come in for a third interview, told that this employee had been overseas but that he was the team leader of the segment I would be working in.
This interview did not go quite as well and my enthusiasm was less after so many interviews. He said I would hear back in 2 weeks when they made their decision.
I didn't hear back so I e-mailed the third interviewer and was asked to call him and he told me management higher than their individual facility had put a hold on hiring and I'd hear from him if that had changed.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Give an example of a time when your lack of planning ahead got you into trouble.
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Intertek in Feb 2011
Interview
When i interviewed with Intertek, the woman did not seem interested throughout the entire process. She didn't ask relevant question for the position i applied for, and she did not evaluate my skills listed. I'm not sure why she considered me based on the CV given ...and then chose to overlook it.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Intertek (Chicago, IL) in Sep 2011
Interview
I received a phone call regarding a job I'd applied for online at Intertek. The recruiter did not seem to know what questions to ask and was incredibly condescending throughout the conversation. She asked me to describe the kind of opportunity I was looking for and what I'd done at my last job, then cut me off rather rudely saying "Do you realize only VPs get to do that here?". She also kept suggesting that I'd been let go from previous positions, rather than having moved on for my own reasons. After she asked for my salary expectations, she followed up with "what's the rock bottom minimum you're willing to accept?". I have never been asked that by a potential employer and found it inappropriate. There were a lot of awkward pauses after I'd answered her questions, where she sighed into the phone heavily. She finally said "well, I'm going to pass your resume along to the hiring manager. I don't know if he'll even want to talk to you. I"ll call you back if we're interested". I found her demeanor and questions insulting and rude. Luckily, I had an offer from another company two weeks later. I won't apply to Intertek again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the rock bottom minimum salary you're willing to accept?