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      Payroll Specialist Interview

      Jun 19, 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Lindon, UT
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BambooHR (Lindon, UT) in Apr 2019

      Interview

      1st Phone then interview at workplace (one in person, one via computer -facetime). Weird interview. Lots of questions that if answered honestly would result in negative feedback. It was the basic DWS interview with a lot more "tell me when you had a bad experience with...What didn't you like about....Tell me about a client you dealt with who was angry... It just seemed like their questions are geared toward negative responses. Reflecting on everything, I really screwed up. I definately was not on top of my game. I had traveled 2 hours through a windy canyon, which made me car sick, top that with my nervous stomach. Ugh!! The results are/were disasterous! Between my pounding headache and rolling stomach, everything I had been taught about interviewing went out the window. I am honest by nature so it is hard for me to remember that they don't want to hear true answers, just answer like they teach you in the interview class. They just want you to answer the way DWS and other interview training courses tell you. ie - tell me 3 of your best and worst qualities. They want answers like (worst is that i love chocolate, etc ) They don't want to hear about real life situations or true answers like (I am sometimes generous to a fault, I am a worrier, etc.) I was told that they would contact me the following day. I haven't heard anything since bombing the interview. Bummer cause I traveled 2 hours for the interview. Fuel and travel costs set me back $50 and that's a lot for an unemployed single parent. A call or text or anything (a job haha!) would have been nice, but I could tell that they didn't care for me in the interview so I wasn't waiting by the phone or anything. Regardless, it would have been nice to talk to the HR guy and hear a little feedback, or explain that I wasn't up to par at that time. Overall, I'm out some money, but I did gain yet more interviewing experience so not a total loss for me. It's Their LOSS! With my education and experience, I could have/would have ROCKED that position! Interview Reflections: Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda, ..Oops....... Next Time I'm Gonna!!

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell about a disagreement or conflict you had with a fellow employee, Tell me three things you didn't like about your last job. Tell me 3 good things your last boss may say about you. Name three bad things they might say.
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      BambooHR response
      6y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your experience! We’re sorry to hear that you didn’t feel you were at the top of your game for the interview. We’re also sorry to hear that you didn’t hear back from us. It is a priority for us to respond to every single candidate, so it is likely that a voicemail or email got lost along it’s way to you. If it was an oversight on our end, we are very sorry! One of our values is “Be Open” so we appreciate you sharing feedback with us. In reflection of our “Be Open” value, we also appreciate and look for openness and honesty in our candidates. In relation to that, we assure you that we want true and honest answers to all the questions we ask in interviews. We are never looking for stock answers or half truths. We know that people aren’t perfect and we know that people change and grow, hence our value “Grow from Good to Great”. Thus, we really do want to know the honest answers to the questions we ask. Thank you again for sharing your experience and feedback. We appreciate you being open and value what you have to share, so thanks again! If you’d like to share more, feel free to do so through this link: http://bit.ly/2P9iSv7

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      Payroll Specialist Interview

      May 1, 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Lindon, UT
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at BambooHR (Lindon, UT) in Jan 2024

      Interview

      One-way interview, BambooHR uses an audition style interview process where you answer questions while a webcam records you without the interviewer on the other end. Then the video is reviewed by HR and you are informed if you receive an offer or not.

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      Question 1

      Why would you like to work for BambooHR?
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      BambooHR response
      2y
      Hi. Thank you for leaving your review of our process. We hope to continually improve our approach and your feedback is greatly appreciated! -Brandon

      Payroll Specialist Interview

      Jun 30, 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at BambooHR

      Interview

      Very quick interview but lacked details of the specified position. Ability to work from home which is nice. Training provided and application involved “tests” to see how you would handle certain situations.

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      Question 1

      Do you have any experience with payroll?
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      BambooHR response
      2y
      Hi--thank you for providing some feedback on your interview experience with us! I will share this with our team to improve our approach as to how we share details of the Payroll Specialist job moving forward. Best, Brandon

      Payroll Specialist Interview

      Jul 15, 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
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      Application

      I interviewed at BambooHR

      Interview

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