Applied online via the website. The first interview was a 45-minute screening interview with HR. The interview questions were emailed to me ahead of time. I was told there would be multiple rounds of interviews starting the following week and they would for sure update me. It's been 3 weeks, and I've heard nothing back.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
FoodCorps identifies as a justice org working at the intersection of food and edu system. Part of this identity is ensuring that each person that joins our team is ready and willing to participate in our anti-racist journey. Tell me what DEI work has been looking like for you professionally so far.
They provided questions ahead of time, and made a big push about being inclusive and warm and called the applicant “friend” but like many orgs, ghosted the applicant despite saying there would be a follow up.
Didn’t bother replying to a follow up email either, which should be basic courtesy and professionalism. Disappointing and rude.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does DEI show up for you in your professional experience, along with other questions about career, ability to project manage, work with others especially if they have different beliefs
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at FoodCorps
Interview
Initial interview with HR, followed by a 1 x 1 with the Hiring Manager, a content exercise, and a panel interview with the team. After spending a significant amount of time on this process, there was absolutely no follow up. I emailed several times for a status update, and received nothing but radio silence. Finally, nearly three months later I heard back from the hiring manager and was told they weren't moving forward with any of the final candidates. They have now re-posted the position for the third time. It seems they don't really know what their needs are. By far, this was the most unprofessional interview experience I have ever had. It's just not okay to treat candidates with such blatant disregard, especially when they have committed so much time to the interview process. It really doesn't take much effort to respond to an email. I don't know if they are just completely overwhelmed with growing pains, but nonetheless, there is really no valid excuse.
