I applied online. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at TransPerfect (Research Triangle Park, NC) in Jun 2011
Interview
I was emailed by one of their HR recruiters to set up a phone interview. Then I was told to complete a writing assignment (3 of my greatest accomplishments + why I wanted to work for them) by the next morning. I was offered a 1:1 interview with a manager.
I researched the salaries for the position with this company and found them to be very low. But I agreed to go on the 1:1 interview because I was waiting to here from another job, so I figured I had nothing to lose.
On the day of my 1:1 interview, I was kept waiting in the lobby area for nearly 20 minutes until someone arrived to work in jeans and t-shirt. She barely spoke to me, but around 5 minutes later another worker came out and told me the manager was on the phone and would see me soon. Both of these workers seemed really young and very casual (meaning, not super professional).
I generally tend to do well on interviews and I'm very quick on my feet . But I felt like my interviewer began asking me questions to try and "trip me up", which didn't work. He didn't seem prepared to answer my questions. I knew I wasn't getting an offer. Even so, he told me the HR recruiter was going to get back to me "within 24 hours" to let me know "where I was in the process." The interview was on a Friday, so I didn't expect to hear anything the next day, but nobody ever got back to me.
Thankfully, the other job I was waiting to hear from gave me an offer (and fortunately, way more money than TransPerfect seems to offer new account managers).
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
What would your current manager say was your best/worst qualities.
It was basic questions
1. Tell me about yourself
2. What are your strengths and weaknesses personally or professionally?
3. Why TransPerfect?
I just took the 1st HR Screening interview. The interview questions were typical screening aspects and also checking the candidate's english level.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about yourself
2. What are your strengths and weaknesses personally or professionally?
3. Why TransPerfect?
Avoid this company no matter how desperate you are.
Highly outdated process with very rude interviewers. One interviewer did not even turn on camera for the interview. Does this company have any respect for the time and effort people put in when interviewing?
They also asked questions such as "How much do you want this job out of 10" , Clearly they are seeing how desperate people are to work in a toxic environment.
I would highly recommend to avoid contact with this company.
Phone interview, followed by criteria test and an in person test with the staff and senior growth manager. Phone interview isn't too bad just getting to know you. Criteria test was about 30mins, just basic IQ questions - problem solving and mental maths.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How were my previous skills aligning with the current role being offered