I applied through other source. I interviewed at skinChemists (London, England) in Mar 2022
Interview
Three interviews with top directors and an Excel test. Two of them where virtual and the last one at their London offices. Normal questions, both personal and from my professional trajectory. Experience in the Cosmetics industry and knowledge about the digital environment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mention 3 partners in the industry that we could partner with.
I got a bad vibe the moment I arrived in the office; the employees all looked miserable and the office space looked as if it hadn't been decorated in decades. The CEO seemed off mentally, maybe it was stress, who knows. He wanted me to make 69 videos in 2 days. When I said this wasn't possible he became passive aggressive. He kept referring me to as "young" followed by my first name, not realising I was 10 years older than him. He asked me to do a presentation. He emailed me afterwards to come in to do a 2-day trial which he had failed to mention in our interview. I told him I couldn't because I had other interviews lined up. He then proceeded to offer me the job but still wanted me to come in for 2 days. I said I wasn't interested. He then continued to hound me via email when I said I wasn't interested it. He said the job was mine. I was like no thank you!! I was glad when the emails finally stopped.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Our social media executive is leaving. Can you take on her duties as well?
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at skinChemists (London, England) in Aug 2018
Interview
I applied online and was called by the CEO within a few minutes, asked me to come in the next day.
Although Richard had asked me there he did not really know what to ask me and did a a few very strange noises while trying to think of something to say,
Richard did not want to hear about how I could make an impact on his business and every time i tired to address my solutions to very obvious issues he just swiftly moved on to try and explain the company direction and strategy that I then found out was basically non existent.
In all, it was a mess, the CEO Richard has no people skills, you would think he has never spoken to another human before.