I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at FPI Management (Temecula, CA)
Interview
I had a very pleasant and comfortable interview with the Community Director. We met at a local Starbucks due to the property still not being complete. It was a very thorough interview, where we covered all aspects of the job and the responsibilities of the position. The whole interview was a little over an hour, but she truly went above and beyond to provide a clear plan for the future and the expectations the company has for a lease up project. Overall it was a very pleasant interview, probably one of the most comfortable interviews I've had in this industry. I was told they were interviewing multiple candidates and they would be in touch the following week if they chose to have me move forward in the interview process. Based off of the politeness and professionalism presented by the Community Director, I would be happy to work for FPI. Its rare for an interviewer to have such a pleasant personality.
There is no professional interview process. This employer dismisses applicants without any review, consideration or appropriate screening of qualifications. Even with applicants being highly overqualified, this employer rejects submittals without any discerning comment or reasonable interview screening process.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at FPI Management (Colorado Springs, CO) in Mar 2022
Interview
I interviewed in-person in March (with whom had just been internally promoted in January), and we had a friendly exchange while talking about current stressors at the property and how my experiences would help navigate them. We talked about intentionally investing relational equity in the team, how to motivate them, additional metrics to aid maintenance and leasing in taking more accountability in their roles, etc. We of course went over all property-specific tax credit information, task organization, etc. It was a wonderful conversation my interviewer even said "I would be honored to have you on my team. I feel like I would learn a lot from you. I will be reviewing your resume in-person with corporate tomorrow." I was ecstatic to find someone who was on the same page as me in terms of ethics and professional growth. THEN I WAS GHOSTED. I waited a week and dropped off a hand-written thank you card to the leasing office (because no email address was provided) ... still NO RESPONSE. Because of how faith-forward and value-conscious FPI is, allegedly leading with their HEART model... I expected them to display enough integrity to follow up and at least show me the respect of directly rejecting my candidacy. Such poor form would indicate that they promoted from within prematurely.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What makes you want to work for FPI and not another property management company?
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at FPI Management (Sacramento, CA) in Jan 2020
Interview
One interview with community director and regional director. Be sure to ask questions about the company and their core values. Fully understand the tasks needed for a "lease up." It's a lot.
