contacted by a 3rd party recruiter via LinkedIn. Next phone screen with company HR, next interview with the hiring manager. Overall the process with the recruiter and HR was pretty direct. The hiring manager interview was
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Hiring Manager interview was case study format. It was a bit odd because the reason I did not forward in the interview process was a bit obscure. Also hiring manager loves everyone at Balsam Brands. The role is still open.
I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Balsam Brands (Boise, ID) in Sep 2024
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Had one 20 minute interview with the recruiter, went well but never got the invite to move foward. I was told there would be an excel test and then 5 more interviews IF I did proceed.
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Why Balsam Brands, what do you know about Balsam Brands
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I applied online. I interviewed at Balsam Brands (Redwood City, CA) in Mar 2022
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Very long, had multiple interviews with several people. After several rounds of lengthy interviews I was asked to take a timed design test. No other info on the nature of the test was given. The test consisted of designing a catalog layout with provided text & images within an hour.
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If I was an eating utensil what would I be? If I were asked to bring a dish to a potluck what would it be? All time favorite song.