Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en Savers (Saint Albert, AB) en jun 2017
Entrevista
Two interviews very well done. Questions asked were pertinent to the job being applied for. Testing seemed relevant, training was good. When told about hours to be worked I was lead to believe you worked as many days as nights. Not the case.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Where would you like to be in a year with this company?
Me postulé a través de otra fuente. El proceso tomó 3 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Savers (San Jose, CA) en jul 2013
Entrevista
DM personally called me to schedule an interview. In preparation I read employee reviews on glassdoor and given what i read I wasn't too enthralled about the idea of working for Savers. I went to the interview none-the-less. I figured at the very least it would be good practice.
Arrived at the stated store, on the given date and on-time. I went to the jewelry counter to ask the associate where I needed to go. I was second in line. After she finished helping the customer in front of me, she turned around and walked away without even acknowledging me. I was surprised when the interviewer noted (without prompting I might add) that there was a customer service problem at that store. So management knows there is a problem, but does nothing about it? (Red Flag No. 1.)
DM, who personally schedule the interview, wasn't there (Red Flag No. 2) so I interviewed with a store manager. I was shown the processing area. What I saw in the back area of the store supported many negative employee reviews on glassdoor. It was just drones doing their work. What really caught my attention was how quiet it was. Absolutely no social interaction among the employees. I have been in processing/receiving departments before and this by far had the most unhappy looking group of people. Attn Savers management: people can occasionally talk and get their work done too. Maybe the processors wouldn't look so unhappy if they were allowed to interact. Interviewer also made a big deal about how Savers’ sends unwanted, but good, merchandise to third world countries. He tried to make it sound like it is some altruistic act by Savers. It’s not altruistic at all because Savers is paid for the merchandise it ships to these countries. Overall, the interview went well and I was asked to come back for a second interview the next day.
The second interview was with the DM (who actually showed up this time) and another store manager. Store manager did most of the interviewing. One comment raised a red flag and supported glassdoor employee reviews about how the processing area is run like a sweatshop. The manager said attendance was important as an absent employee made the daily processing quota hard to meet. (Red Flag No. 3) That to me said that these people are being pushed to limit in order to make the daily quota. I had to wonder why, given that there were 10-15 people in the processing department the odds are someone will be absent on any given day, they don’t have employees on call to cover absences. Talk about poor management.
End result is that I was no offer was extended. Given the red flags I would have hated working there. Rejection ending up working out for me as I was later offered a similar job for an organization that receives far better employee reviews than does Savers.
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Pregunta 1
I was asked just about the dumbest question I have ever been asked in an interview: "What is a quality you look for when hiring an employee?" "Now rate yourself in regards to this quality." If you rate your self high it is a quality you can't use and you have to name another.