I applied through other source. I interviewed at TransPerfect (New York, NY) in May 2012
Interview
I was contacted for an interview via email. The interviewer was extremely straight-forward about the questions. No small talk here. I led him through my resumé, and got questions like: on a scale from 1-10, how competitive are you? / can you name 3 instances in which being competitive served to your advantage / what are you strengths and weaknesses? / why do you want to work at Transperfect and how did you hear about . There weren't any huge curveballs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Name three instances in your life when being competitive was an advantage?"
very long, 5+interviews, and then they don't get back to you soon enough. HR tells you what you want to hear then they don't follow through on the benefits mentioned.
I interviewed at TransPerfect (Londres, Inglaterra)
Interview
Very lenghty process with several follow ups with no response. Turnover is I understand very high. Could be a good stepping stone as a junior but that is all. Team seem alright.
I did lots of interviews, got great feedback on each one. After the final one I was ghosted for weeks without a response. I reached out and they eventually replied and lowballed me with an insulting offer, much lower than normal for the role. I will never apply to work for them again. I think they were holding out to get someone cheaper.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was a lot of textbook scenario questions, how would you handle this situtation etc.
