I applied online. I interviewed at Meltwater (Helsinki, Südfinnland) in Oct 2019
Interview
I initially applied for a different position that turned out was no longer available, so the talent acquisition manager contacted me about this other position. After the initial phone call, I was invited to a face to face interview in Helsinki. As I was located 5 hours away from Helsinki, I asked if the interview could be held over Skype but the company was not willing to to offer that option. I had to travel to the interview on my own expense.
The interview went on for an hour and a half, and it was very patronising to say the least. I was asked some basic maths questions and a couple of questions about current news, and only a few normal interview questions. Mostly the interviewers just talked about theirselves and the company background, giving me a full on presentation about Meltwater.
Then at the end, the interviewer showed me the proposed salary, and I really wish I'd seen that before travelling all the way to the interview. Even for this non-sales position, the salary model is commission based with a 50/50 mix. Totally crazy as the base salary would be lower than minimum wage and getting the bonus would be out of your hands.
I have not heard a word from the company ever since my interview. It's been over a month and no one ever bothered to call me back. I simply have not heard a word from this company after the interview.
My perception of Meltwater after this interview process is very low.
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