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Nothing really challenging. They really want to know if you're a cultural fit. It's a bit of an old world mentality. For some reason, in this group, they really liked East Coast / Ivy League educated people and kept exalting that about my qualifications. Frankly, I think that's an overly simplistic approach as there are many other criteria from which to judge a candidate. There was one math question about the easiest way to count the sum of 1 to 99. But nothing overly technical. The interview process and the outcome is somewhat difficult to believe, and if you see signs of this developing with you, don't be caught by surprise. I went on-site twice for 2 full days of interviews, with no planned breaks. It seemed I had spoken with the entire company. Everything indicated that I was going to get an offer, including their own words saying "We are working on the offer package". They ran a background check, checked my references and invited me for a 3rd round, which was a team lunch to "get to meet my co-workers". After being unresponsive for 2 weeks, they finally notified me that I was not selected. It is clear that they were simply holding on to me on the side, until another candidate accepted their offer. A few days is fine, maybe even a week. But after weeks of evasive behavior and even inviting me to have lunch with my 'co-workers' is unbelievable. Everyone there is long-tenured (10 yrs +) so it must be a great place to work, but be careful so you don't get caught in the place I found myself in. It is a huge waste of time. Good luck.
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Consumer Research/Insights

Interviewed at Capital Group

3.9
Oct 20, 2014

Nothing really challenging. They really want to know if you're a cultural fit. It's a bit of an old world mentality. For some reason, in this group, they really liked East Coast / Ivy League educated people and kept exalting that about my qualifications. Frankly, I think that's an overly simplistic approach as there are many other criteria from which to judge a candidate. There was one math question about the easiest way to count the sum of 1 to 99. But nothing overly technical. The interview process and the outcome is somewhat difficult to believe, and if you see signs of this developing with you, don't be caught by surprise. I went on-site twice for 2 full days of interviews, with no planned breaks. It seemed I had spoken with the entire company. Everything indicated that I was going to get an offer, including their own words saying "We are working on the offer package". They ran a background check, checked my references and invited me for a 3rd round, which was a team lunch to "get to meet my co-workers". After being unresponsive for 2 weeks, they finally notified me that I was not selected. It is clear that they were simply holding on to me on the side, until another candidate accepted their offer. A few days is fine, maybe even a week. But after weeks of evasive behavior and even inviting me to have lunch with my 'co-workers' is unbelievable. Everyone there is long-tenured (10 yrs +) so it must be a great place to work, but be careful so you don't get caught in the place I found myself in. It is a huge waste of time. Good luck.

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Direct Consumer Sales

Interviewed at NAB - National Australia Bank

3.7
Mar 1, 2021

Why did you choose NAB? When did you get constructive feedback? Tell about your biggest failure both in your career and personally and how did you overcome it? How will you motivate yourself when you know you have to deal with an angry customer? Give me an example with positive feedback and negative feedback?

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