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Round Five - Asked to meet at their Nashville location again with the CEO. I don't like that when I met with the CEO, no one else was present. Someone needs to evaluate this man's ability to conduct effective interviews and how to speak to potential candidates. Horrible body language. More interrupting. More asking for details regarding plans for the position without offering me the position. There's a very bold line in HR best practices regarding things that should and shouldn't be said or asked. He should review some of those best practice suggestions. I answered four of the five questions he asked me to prepare for - only to be cut off before answering the fifth, because he didn't even remember that he asked five questions. At the end of the interview, I took the time to ask him directly about any "hesitations" or "reservations" that he was having at that point - because in my experience, five interviews is ample time in determining if a candidate should continue to move on. (They should've known by the fourth interview invitation, being that four interviews is already excessive) I asked for the ability to directly address any reservations or hesitations that he was having, and was told that I addressed his concerns with the questions he sent to me for preparation. "I appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions. You did a great job." And then told me that he was considering asking me to complete a sixth, and possibly even seventh interview - with two marketing agencies currently under contract with their business, that icitizen is seeking to replace with this internal position. But after round five, I was contacted by the CEO and told that I suddenly didn't appear to have the appropriate skillset for the position, and that he had asked the Chief Administrative Officer to repost the position. But he also acknowledged that he might not find what he's looking for in that process - so that he would like to keep me under consideration for the remainder of the week so that they can prescreen more resumes. How thoughtful, right? "I don't want to hire you because I think there's someone better than you out there. But hey - if we don't find them this week, we'll consider settling on you. I'll give you a call."
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Marketing Communications Manager

Interviewed at icitizen

3.7★
Jan 8, 2018

Round Five - Asked to meet at their Nashville location again with the CEO. I don't like that when I met with the CEO, no one else was present. Someone needs to evaluate this man's ability to conduct effective interviews and how to speak to potential candidates. Horrible body language. More interrupting. More asking for details regarding plans for the position without offering me the position. There's a very bold line in HR best practices regarding things that should and shouldn't be said or asked. He should review some of those best practice suggestions. I answered four of the five questions he asked me to prepare for - only to be cut off before answering the fifth, because he didn't even remember that he asked five questions. At the end of the interview, I took the time to ask him directly about any "hesitations" or "reservations" that he was having at that point - because in my experience, five interviews is ample time in determining if a candidate should continue to move on. (They should've known by the fourth interview invitation, being that four interviews is already excessive) I asked for the ability to directly address any reservations or hesitations that he was having, and was told that I addressed his concerns with the questions he sent to me for preparation. "I appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions. You did a great job." And then told me that he was considering asking me to complete a sixth, and possibly even seventh interview - with two marketing agencies currently under contract with their business, that icitizen is seeking to replace with this internal position. But after round five, I was contacted by the CEO and told that I suddenly didn't appear to have the appropriate skillset for the position, and that he had asked the Chief Administrative Officer to repost the position. But he also acknowledged that he might not find what he's looking for in that process - so that he would like to keep me under consideration for the remainder of the week so that they can prescreen more resumes. How thoughtful, right? "I don't want to hire you because I think there's someone better than you out there. But hey - if we don't find them this week, we'll consider settling on you. I'll give you a call."

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