good interview with follow up from several individuals. look forward to meeting with them again to discuss the opportunity of working there in the future. great company and amazing benefits.
I applied online. I interviewed at CoverMyMeds (Columbus, OH) in Jul 2020
Interview
Initial Phone interview with HR person that reviewed your work history and what type of job/role you were looking for. Next, there was a video call with the Hiring Manager asking about more specific job-related experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about what types of Project management roles held in previous jobs
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at CoverMyMeds (Columbus, OH)
Interview
Received a call a day after applying for the position from the recruiter to set up a phone screen. After the phone screen, the next step is an on-site interview with the manager and potential team members. In addition, you will have to complete an online, timed "IQ" test in the 2nd interview. Final step is "Project Day" with the hiring manager and various team members.
Everything in the interview process was smooth (Although one of the team members wanted documentation of my work in my current role; in which I could not provide due to legal reasons)leading up to Project Day. On Project Day, you start the day by interviewing with another team member. Then you are given two hours to come up with two presentations (One for internal team, one for external client) on how to solve a fake "project". The project I was given contained a very general background with little to no direction at all. It was basically, "Client A wants their project completed in 30 days instead of 120. What steps do you need to take in order to fulfill this request?".
Once your two hours are up, you go to lunch with the team and then do your presentation. The team listened and had very little questions throughout the presentation. At the end, they started asking very "Off the wall questions", which I'll post one below. The questions were very unrealistic and would never happen in the real world; especially if a contract is signed between both parties.
After the presentation, I had a bad taste in my mouth. They said I would know within a week of their decision. Ten days later, I received a generic rejection email from the recruiter.
I think Project Day can be utilized for what it originally was for-programmers and developer interviews. When you stretch it out to cover all interviews, it gets sticky. I think CMM needs to revisit their interview process when it comes to positions that really would not full under a "Project Day" format. If they do, they need to provide a better background of the "problem". Also, I think having two on-site visits is too much in addition to the phone interview. I had to use three days of PTO to attend the interviews.
Also, I have found that sending the generic rejection email this late in the game is unprofessional. When the line of "Moved on to the next step with other candidates" is fed to you on the last round with the position hiring one person, it looks bad.
In all, I think CMM is a great company that shows promise of continued growth. I just wish they would fix a few items with their hiring process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if you absolutely could not complete the project with the new deadline? (30 days instead of 120)
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