Henkel interview questions

I applied through their website and received an automated call and email to pick a time for a phone interview. This interview lasted 30min with a recruiter. I had applied for an engineering position but she convinced me to switch over to Business Development Specialist based on my background and salary requirements. She set up a phone call for me with the hiring manager for the next day. That lasted about 45 minutes and led to a flight out to interview in person. Both the recruiter and hiring manager expressed how hard it was for them find candidates for this position. The on-site interview went great. I met the hiring manager, two other managers I would be working with in this position and their HR person. I spent half a day on site and left feeling great. I sent a thank you (no reply) another email a week later (no reply) and finally a voice-mail (no reply). Months later one of the "other managers" connected with me over LinkedIn. I scoured his connections and saw they hired someone internal to this position. I understand that's the way the world works, but I find it unacceptable to just ignore a candidate after an on-site interview. If you apply for a job here and they repeatedly tell you they are having difficulty finding candidates, don't take it as a compliment. They are looking to hire internal but can't find an external candidate to bring in to justify due diligence on the candidate search.

Started with the phone interview with the HR officer. Second phase was in the plant with the Production Manager and HR Manager. They prepared the 5 questions for asking the candidates the same questions and compare each other. Accession process is too long changing 2-6 months.