I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at GLG (Austin, TX) in Jul 2021
Interview
Strange. I felt flat out lied to by the recruiter during the interview as the level of subterfuge was alarming. I had done research on the company and had also chatted with current and former employees, so I had a good idea of the role already but wanted to hear more from GLG to see if it would be good fit for me.
During the interview, the recruiter described what sounded to me like a recruiting job. I told her "It sounds like the job is to be an account manager/recruiter." The recruiter then said "No, it's not a recruiting job at all" then she re-explained the role and, AGAIN, the job sounded just like being a recruiter. It felt like I was being lied to or she was explaining the role very poorly; either one of those two things do not reflect well on GLG.
Then, when we got to salary, I could kind of see why she wasn't being transparent. The salary is nickel and diming you especially given the scope of the role, the amount of money you'd be continually bringing in to the company, and the fact that they want you to work at night , weekends etc. There are lots and lots of recruiting firms in my area where I could make twice the money cold-calling than what GLG was offering. I could see from the previous Glassdoor reviews that the job was a recruiting one that did involve cold-calling.
The lack of transparency throughout the interview process, especially after I gave the recruiter several attempts to clarify throughout our interview, left a bad taste in my mouth about GLG. I was actually tempted to end the interview in the middle of it because I could not a clear answer on really anything from the Recruiter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical things about my background experience, and questions designed to gauge my personality and work style.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at GLG (Philadelphia, PA)
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter from the organization. Completed 6 interviews with 6 different people along with a case study that needed to be complete within an hour. Everyone was very easy to talk to and I enjoyed each interview but the process was WAY to drawn out. I interviewed with them for a month and a half.
Don’t let them fool you, this is basically a recruiting job with a different title. The most common questions I was being asked was how comfortable I was with contacting people to become one of the companies “experts”.
I went through the interview process for practice and it definitely got my mind sharp. But I had no recruiting experience so there was no offer. I would’ve declined the offer even if I received one, don’t feel like I’m missing out on a career of a lifetime here.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How comfortable are you reaching out to people who may not be a part of the GLG community of experts?
The company holds a three part interview. First is with HR and they ask basic background questions, but also very important is they ask specific questions about the business model. Second interview is with a team leader where you discuss the job role and also discuss more about the role and relevant experience. Then you receive a case study with an hour to complete for the third interview.
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Question 1
Background and questions about my thoughts on the case review