Format: Two stage interview process, one with potential line manager (hiring manager) and one with line manager and his superior. Both via teams.
Contacted by a recruiter about the role, via LinkedIn. He did the initial groundwork, getting CV etc, but we then cut out the loop by MWH when the interviews started - bit of a red flag! Didn’t even know I’d had an interview booked and that I was asked for a second…
Had two interviews; one an initial chat, second more formal with more senior member of the team (head of pre-construction). Standard process, went through CV then some competency questions.
Was left that I would hear about the outcome in a week or two (due to other interviews and annual leave).
After two weeks, had no communication, so reached out to hiring manager on email, asking for an update, and if unsuccessful, for some feedback. Never received a response.
Following week, I received a call from the recruiter, who said he thought someone else had been offered the role, but could not confirm and said he would come back to me. It was clear this call has been prompted by the email to hiring manager, but felt like the recruiter was being used to do the dirty work in all honesty.
I then followed this up the following week with the recruiter. First question he asked was “what feedback did MWH give you? I’ve not been cc’d in”. I said I still hadn’t had any, and post interview, the call with the recruiter was the only communication I’d had. Recruiter himself was shocked and disappointed as this clearly reflects on him too, not just MWH.
Overall, a pretty poor process. Interviews themselves were standard, nothing special about them. However the communication post-interview was shocking. Never had full communication about the result of the interview or any feedback, which is always useful, positive or negative.
