I applied online. I interviewed at GOJO (Wooster, OH) in Sept 2025
Interview
I applied online for this position and another position (Senior Operations Manager). I was rejected by the recruiter after less than a 90 second phone call, as they said they “did not understand my pharma field and wanted to connect me with the hiring manger, team.” It never happened for the QA position nor the Senior position. I’ve spent over a decade in life sciences, sterile injectable manufacturing space which requires a much more extensive background than what they do at this site. Am I overqualified, yes. However, I applied directly as it is very close to my residence, pay is on par with expectations and looked like a very good growth opportunity. I’m so tired of recruiters, talent acquisition specialist literally saying they don’t understand my background and rejecting me rather than letting the people with the brains and experience make that decision. This site makes plastic bottles and produces hand cleaner and purell. However, someone with 10 years of experience managing projects and overseeing FDA compliance for multiple sites is not worth forwarding to the decision makers for further vetting. I’ve chosen to apply again as the both jobs have been posted since last July and now I receive no contact or rejection. Since the jobs have been open this long it’s beyond me how people would not at least interview a candidate with my experience. And I live 20 minutes away. It’s been nine months and they can’t find anyone! Recruiters and talent acquisition people really need a course in reading comprehension and learning what “transferrable skills,” actually mean, because I’m sure dozens of candidates are missing these opportunities because these screeners have the technical understanding of a hamster.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Would you talk with the hiring manager, I don't know what your field is?
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The interview felt more interrogative than conversational. Rather than engaging in open-ended dialogue (“Tell me about yourself”), the recruiter went line by line through my resume, asking me to explain what I did in each role.
I was also asked several pointed questions regarding my layoff, which I found inappropriate given the widespread nature of layoffs in today’s job market. I clarified that it was simply part of a mass layoff and there was nothing more to it. When it came time for me to ask questions, the recruiter sounded disinterested and disengaged.
The approach felt less like a screening and more like an interrogation. The recruiter demonstrated little emotional intelligence, particularly in how they addressed my layoff. I was left with an extremely poor reflection of the organization.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What did you do in xx role? Why were you laid off? How many people were laid off? How long have you been laid off?
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at GOJO (Chennai) in Feb 2025
Interview
it is a online based interview were everyone can attend. Time was 1.30 hrs and several question were asked and we need to attend that within the time. No more extra time will be given. Atlast people who solved 4 or 3 questions were finally taken in and no more were taken into it