I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Greentree Brokerage Services (Philadelphia, PA)
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter who felt I was a good match. I interviewed with the CEO for about 45 minutes and was informed that they usually outsource this service but wanted to bring it in house.
The general office entry and adjoining offices appeared to be cramped and small and so was the conference room where I interviewed at a small conference table. I was impressed with the CEO's particularities about the position but his high standards certainly didn't translate into the interior office space.
Per the recruiter GreenTree is looking to fill this position through a recruiting agency as a temporary employee for a trial period. They wanted someone who was looking for a permanent position so they could come on board if everything worked out to be a good fit. During my meeting I was told without asking about this, the opposite, that it isn't their style to do this. I'm not sure what that was about but it was repeated a couple of times unprovoked. I wasn't concerned about any of that.
All in all it was an odd little place where I thought I could fit in well, improve and increase their events and join a nice tight little team. Despite the CEO's initial interest, apparently the second meeting that was supposed to happen has been cancelled.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you think you'd be a good fit for this position?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Greentree Brokerage Services (Philadelphia, PA) in Oct 2015
Interview
There was a posting on Indeed for an Administrative Assistant position. I was then contacted via email regarding a time to interview, which I set up. The person I contacted insisted that I call him, since he was not allowed to call me. When I called, he seemed confused that I was calling, so I reminded him that I had an interview with him. The interview lasted 6 minutes. It was clear he had not even looked at my resume or cover letter. As I was going through my previous work experience, he asked me how it related to finance (which it didn't, but I was applying to be an Admin). He then said that without previous experience, it seemed like I was not a suitable candidate for the job. If he had even glanced at my resume or cover letter, he probably would have seen that and would have saved both of us some inconvenience.
