I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Spectrum Brands (Lake Forest, CA) in Apr 2013
Interview
Applied online. Was contacted a few weeks to a month later to schedule a phone interview with a recruiter. The company outsources its recruitment to a third party company (Decision Toolbox). Was then contacted for the phone interview. It was a standard phone interview - walk through resume, focus on employment gaps (reasons for leaving all prior jobs), and salary history. The division that I applied to is in transition so was warned that the position might be cancelled or the job description might change or evolve. The recruiter was fairly nice and empathetic but never heard back after initial call
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
explain why you leave this job. and the one before. and the one before that....
provide your salary history for every single job
provide your salary expectations
what are your career goals
what type of company would you like to work for in the future
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Spectrum Brands (Irvine, CA)
Interview
One of the worst companies I’ve ever interviewed for and I’ve done hundreds of interviews across Orange County. 1st round lady was ok, superficial. 2nd round was unnecessarily strict, condescending, and rude.
I wanted to walk out mid-interview but kept my professionalism.
Would never work with such a company.