I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at CD One Price Cleaners (Chicago, IL)
Interview
The interview process for CD One Price Cleaners is ridiculous. First you do a phone screen, then an in-person interview where you answer a bunch of computer generated questions, then you have to fill out a long survey on every job and activity you've had since high school. After the survey, another in-person interview is scheduled, and then a meeting with the CEO. You are then asked to contact your references and set up times for them to speak with the people at CD one.
The trick with the way CD One interviews is that there is really no way to adequately prepare for the interview. Additionally, the process takes way too long, so if you are someone in need of a job (either because you're not working, or you are looking to move from a less-than-ideal work environment), you DO NOT want to consider a job at CD One.
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Question 1
While some of the interview questions are standard and have to do with the position you are applying for, some of them are strange, and feel as though they would have little or nothing to do with the role you are applying for. For example, I was asked why the grant for a grant-funded position I had was not refunded. This question has nothing to do with the position I was applying for, and it put me in an awkward position when the interviews demanded an answer.
I applied online. I interviewed at CD One Price Cleaners
Interview
The most ridiculous interview experience I've ever had.... by far. It began with a 45-minute phone screen in response to a Linkedin application for a job opening. I answered many questions, explained my salary expectations (which the interviewer said were "doable"), and was told they only hire "A players" so I should expect a lengthy follow-up interview process. Holy cow, she was NOT kidding. I had to do another hour-long interview, in which I was told how physically uncomfortable the job would be (due to the nature of the dry-cleaning environment) and how much change management was required of the position - with almost no executive support. But I love training and a good challenge, so I was game. I then had to take not just a personality test, but a freaking aptitude test! It took so long, and so many of them felt like trick questions (I won't even go into how discriminatory those tests are). I actually had to call my husband in to help because he's the smartest person I know, and we were both just incredulous that I had to go through this. Finally, I was called in for a panel interview with the head of human resources and some guy they promoted to an executive position from the previous instructional design role. It was then that I was told that I still had to undergo ANOTHER "stress interview" that would last AT LEAST two hours. Oh, and by the way, the initial recruiter that I spoke to was wrong. The salary cap was nearly 15k below what said was my minimum. This company isn't just a mess, they're delusional.