Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Environmental Defence as 66.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Communications Manager and Program Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Communications Manager and Program Manager roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Environmental Defence takes an average of 14 days when considering 3 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Communications Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Communications Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 14 days).
HR round: classic tell me about yourself, interest in the role, questions about experience on my resume, etc...
Next rounds: subject matter questions since the role was about a specific issue; asked for examples of having to deal with
- conflict/ disagreement in coalition
- experience working with government
- approach to team work
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever worked in a coalition where conflict or disagreements came up? How did you approach it?
I applied online. I interviewed at Environmental Defence
Interview
HR interview (30), looking if you meet most requirements.
Interview with Director level (usually 2 people) approx 60mn, followed by short written assignment, and follow up interview with Director level or other team member.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How have you dealt with situation in which you were faced with strong opposition to idea from interlocutor?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Environmental Defence in Mar 2021
Interview
They called me the same day I sent in my application, scheduled the interview for 2-3 days from then.
Pretty standard interview with two employees (Director and Manager level).
Was given an assignment (a sample press statement) to work on, with 24 hours to complete it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A few scenario questions: "What would you do if..." and "you have these 4 assignments with [they gave due dates] and this [work crisis] came up. How would you plan your day?"