I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at American Immigration Council (Washington, DC) in Jul 2019
Interview
It's never a good sign when you're given the wrong names of the people who are supposed to be interviewing you. It also makes it a bit difficult to get past the security guard holding down their offices in downtown DC.
After I did gain access into their offices for yet another interview with this organization, I was told the director needed to be out that day with "pressing matters." Okay, I get that. It happens. But another twist--turns out she did join us for the full interview, remotely. Super. To my wild surprise, she actually showed up in her bathrobe for our 3:00 meeting. I got a good viewing of this before she realized how she looked and scrambled to adjust her video camera to capture only her neck up. Fine, I thought, once again presuming positive intent for this group, maybe she's working from home and not feeling well. Nope. As the hour plus interview went on, it was clear she was in extraordinary health. Glad to know such were her "pressing matters."
I was also alarmed to learn the person in charge of their strategic planning has been holding a Bachelor’s for a ripe, old, three whole years.
Then, as others have remarked about this organization, came the ghosting. After multiple interviews with professionals who should know better, I don't care to work for an organization that is a) so disorganized it fails to properly communicate to candidates and/or b) so arrogant it thinks it fine to utterly ignore their candidates.
If this is how they respond to and treat key talent for key roles, how do they respond to and treat their audiences locked in detention centers across the US?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Of the following problems, (lengthy verbal scenario #1), (lengthy verbal scenario #2), (lengthy verbal scenario #3), (lengthy verbal scenario #4), (lengthy verbal scenario #5), and (lengthy verbal scenario #6), which problem would you solve first, second, third, and so on, and how would you solve each?"
[It was actually hard not to laugh at the ridiculousness of this interview question. It was so unwieldy the interviewer asking it had to drink water just to get through it.]