I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at CWF Restoration (Elmhurst, IL) in Sep 2025
Interview
They were hiring through a recruiter. First step was getting through the recruiter interview. Second step was an in-person interview with management. Third step was taking a very long online critical thinking and personality assessment.
The position and company sounded interesting at first. Everything was fine in working with the recruiter. The in-person interview was a disaster. I showed up to the office, which looked very nice. All the employees were dressed in various levels of business attire. The two managers I met with were quite late to the interview. These two managers were dressing casual jeans, T-shirt, and baseball cap. It was difficult to take them seriously. They looked and acted like they did not take their jobs seriously. Their interviewing skills were abysmal. They had almost no questions or points to speak about. I had to conduct both sides of the interview. It was like pulling teeth out of these guys to get this interview going.
After the interview I was e-mailed a link for a very long online assessment. This assessment went on for almost two hours. It tested aptitude, personality, and emotional intelligence. Part of the assessment seemed interesting and reasonable, but a lot of it was downright ridiculous. Matching facial expressions to words was a complete waste. Overall, the fact that a company uses an assessment like this speaks volumes about a company who does not know how to hire.
Eventually I was informed that the company is looking for perfection in the person they want to hire. This means it would be what their perception of perfection is, of course. I was informed that they had been interviewing for this role for quite some time since they had not found perfection yet.
Interview process was straightforward. There were 2 rounds of interviews. The in person interview went well with some tough but good questions. I took a test that displayed my personality traits and roles I would likely be good for based on my personality type. It was pretty spot on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think will define your success in this role?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at CWF Restoration (Elmhurst, IL) in Mar 2024
Interview
It was a very innovative style of interview that was a breath of fresh air compared to the usual mundane tired interview process most companies used at past places of employment. They no longer use this process but when I was hired they had you take a video interview with a list of some job relevant questions and other fun ones to get a feel for your personality. Then right after my in-person interview they had me take a series of tests on the computer which test your overall computer knowledge, on-the-go math skills, as well as critical thinking and I enjoyed it very much. It was a great way to ensure prospective employees haven't lied on their interview and interrupt workflows as they learn their position because they are not as qualified as they led to believe on their resume which I have dealt with countless times in the past with coworkers.
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