The process was very unprofessional. The hiring manager reached out to me directly, under the assumption that I had spoken with the recruiter. The interview itself was kind of awkward and I was not asked a whole lot of questions. The hiring manager told me to expect to hear from the director for my next interview and I never heard anything again and eventually got my generic rejection email. I thought it was very unprofessional to tell an applicant they are being passed on to interview with the director and then never hear anything again.
Very straight forward. I met with the hiring manager and the national manager during the second interview. The second virtual interview was just a job offer so it qas pretty much only one interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work here?
Do you have experience working in a similar role?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at CooperSurgical (Madrid) in Mar 2023
Interview
First scanning interview was conducted by a Cooper Surgical business partner. Besides the usual questions (motivation, salary expectations, experience) I was asked about my personal situation (married? children?) and my age, questions that are illegal in job interviews in Spain. I was specially shocked because the recruiter was a woman. Besides, this type of questions are, at this time in history, absolute unneccesary. There have been now more than 4 generations of women who excelled at their jobs, with or without a family and regardless of their personal situation. When will this stop?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your motivation for applying to this position? Which are your salary expectations? When are you available? Questions related to previous experience as Account Manager (Budget, number of accounts, etc.), with examples.
