I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at AppLearn (Manchester, England) in Nov 2023
Interview
1st stage interview with HR to get a feel for the company. This was great and interviewer was friendly and possitive
2nd stage interview was with HR and VP of Professional Services, I would like to think the interview went well.
3rd stage interview, Well it didnt happen.
Timeline
Friday 17th
- hank you for your patience in this process, we would like to arrange a technical interview on Wednesday or Thursday next week, do either of these days work for you?
- Just by way of update, we intend to have made a final decision on this role by Friday, so you will know the outcome by the end of next week.
Monday 20th
- Hi **confirmation of your final stage interview for the role of Technical Support Manager at AppLearn
Tuesday 21st
I know we have a technical interview scheduled for Thursday, however we have had a candidate who has previously worked with us in the process and have made the decision to offer the role to them given their understanding of the product and our environment.
We would like to thank you for all of your time and commitment to the process and we would like to keep in contact should we be hiring in the New Year.
Apologies ***, and I wish you all the best for the future
Kind regards
I know we have a technical interview scheduled for Thursday, however we have had a candidate who has previously worked with us in the process and have made the decision to offer the role to them given their understanding of the product and our environment.
We would like to thank you for all of your time and commitment to the process and we would like to keep in contact should we be hiring in the New Year.
Apologies John, and I wish you all the best for the future
Kind regards
I know we have a technical interview scheduled for Thursday, however we have had a candidate who has previously worked with us in the process and have made the decision to offer the role to them given their understanding of the product and our environment.
While I understand that finding the best person for a job is essential and a candidate that has previously worked with the company has an advantage. You dont mess people around like this. I had seen previous examples of this on glassdoor and didnt put much weight behind them. I was wrong.
Personaly, I would have preferred the interview was kept, even if it lead to nothing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk through relevent experiance related to the role
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at AppLearn (Manchester, England) in Nov 2021
Interview
1.First stage HR interview.
2.Second stage technical and background interview.
3.Third stage presentation and cultural fit interview.
The interview process was straight forward and there was no unnecessary delays between the stages of it.
The interviewers were very polite, courteous and welcoming. I had two remote calls followed by a final face to face at the company's impressive premises.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interview questions focused on actual project experience and how technical implementation was handled in current and previous roles. Interviewer also asked - without sharing specifics - how I would solve challenges faced by the company and why. Was asked to deliver a short follow-up presentation to add details.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AppLearn (Manchester, England) in Aug 2016
Interview
I've been contacted by a recruiter that fixed an appointment for me for an interview. The meeting lasted for 1 hour and 40 minutes and I met the project manager first and then two members of the creative team.
Two days after the recruiter contacted me again asking to complete a test for the company that took approximately two days to be completed. I sent the artwork back to the recruiter that re-sent it to the company and day after I was invited for a second meeting with the team as "they thought I did a good job with the brief", but after two hours from the receipt of the email i got a second email that said: "AppLearn have asked me to delay for the moment... as they are having another look at the role" with the promise to come back to me the day after.
After five days and a mail to the company [the Project Manager gave me her business card], that never replied, the recruiter came back to me saying: "it sounds like they have looked again at the tasks and responsibilities and feel it would now suit a more junior candidate with a lower salary", adding that he really hopes this doesn’t turn out to be a waste of my time.
I believe that before wasting people's time with tests and tasks a company need to be sure about the position they're looking to fill. It's ok not getting a job as you fail a skills test, but is unacceptable wasting two entire days and succeeding on the task just to discover that the company was not sure about what they were looking for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me several questions about my working method, the way I get inspired and how much time does it take to me to work on different typologies of projects.