I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at DriveTime Automotive Group (Phoenix, AZ) in Sep 2016
Interview
I got contacted by a recruiter on Wednesday. The brief phone interview went very well. She commented several times what a good match my experience and skill set were to the open position. I had a Skype interview on Friday morning of the same week. He was friendly and asked several questions revolving around my experience, work history, how many people is supervised, direct reports, etc. The interview was about 45 minutes. There was a time for me, at the end of the interview, to ask questions as well. I asked about turnover, why the position was open, career path, and a day in the life of. He specially stated that I had the experience in management and people development they were seeking, and totally understood why the recruiter had forwarded my information. I asked what next steps were --- he said he'd get with the recruiter, compare notes, and get back to me with a day or so. It's been about 16 days and nothing. I even e-mailed the recruiter and asked for an update but only got unprofessional silence. The position sounded like an excellent match and I was excited to move forward. I have over 20 years of management including 15 years of multi-unit leadership, an MA and BA in business.
In the end, no one has e-mailed or contacted me regarding this position. I truly believe it was an age issue - I'm 50 and the person I interviewed with was early 30's at best. That's probably the reason for Skype in the first place --- check the candidates age and then move on if they aren't young enough.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your work history?
How many direct reports did your supervise?
Tell me how you recruit people?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at DriveTime Automotive Group
Interview
The interview process was awesome at the very beginning. Then it was stretched out to several interviews which I didn't find inappropriate given the level of the role that was offered. But then once the interview process was finished I was offered a lower role and asked to interview again while not taking into account my schedule. I see this trend a lot in the corporate world. Shouldn't waste people's time on interviewing them if you aren't going to consider them for the role you brought them in to interview for, it sends mixed messages...either they are qualified for the role or they are not.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at DriveTime Automotive Group
Interview
Quick turn around in response to resume initially, but it was via phone. No email or phone numbers given to follow up on the application, so the process dropped off into the ether. Pretty standard.