Disorganized and very loud music. The interviewer was late for the first and second interviews. I think this is a good experience for anyone getting to know the interview process. I could not verify the claims of the company during my conversations and I felt that I wasn't given straight answers when I asked questions. The interview process was a short 1:1, about 15 minutes and the second interview is a group interview in a classroom style setting where a presentation is made. I think the receptionist called my interviewer because I was sticking out like a sore thumb and possibly making everyone else nervous. The interviewer appeared and the interview surprisingly was upbeat, positive and seemed genuine. I could read right through her. Prior on the phone I had asked if the office was accessible by skytrain only and she lied. She was a bad liar and I could hear the lie through the phone. I have a car anyway and knew beforehand it wasn't accessible by skytrain. Transit, perhaps, but not skytrain. I smiled my way through the interview and was still curious to see what would come of it. I had an open mind. I certainly had the experience. I enjoyed the interaction but her blatant lie over the phone before we had even met had already coloured my perception of her. She said she liked me a lot and wanted to push me to a second interview. I had another commitment so arranged for the next day. It was a mistake. I agreed anyway and made the 30 minute drive out to see them, over a bridge or two. When I got there the terrible music was blaring again like it was 1999 and the apocalypse was near. It was louder! The receptionist had turned it up into mind-numbing decibels and AGAIN, asked us to fill out a very long multiple-paged (about 4-5) questionaire. Was I at school? Was I in a nightclub What was this A cult? I was slowly beginning to think of it as a completely different animal and it began to feel a bit like a joke. I filled out the questionaire. Minutes ticked by...10, 15, 20 minutes. I had another appointment and had given this interview 2.5 hours' leeway. I began to realize that this ''interview'' wasn't going to start anytime soon. I talked to the receptionist and she seemed apologetic. It was an outrageous waste of time. She asked if I was wanting to reschedule and I think I lost it. This was the most unprofessional interview process I have EVER been to in my entire career and I have worked everywhere from sales to the financial industry, to bookstores, law firms as a paralegal, and architectural firms in HR. Having an HR background, I cannot fathom working in an organization such as this. No self-respecting individual trained in any advanced graduate professional skills would associate with a company such as the one set up before me that day. It was appalling. Needless to say, I left because I had to be somewhere else on time. As it turns out they failed to mention that I would be sitting around for 30 minutes twiddling my thumbs before the interview began. Had I known this, I would have prepared for it and scheduled my time accordingly. What a joke.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. Somehow this company got a hold of my resume, I don't remember how. They called me to talk about my qualifications, some brief questions about my management experience, what I'm looking for in my career. They scheduled me for a 15 minute interview later that week. When I got to the address they gave me, it was not actually American Income Life, but instead Altig-Overic or something. The man interviewing me in person was the same person who had contacted me over the phone, although he said he was regional manager over the phone, but in person was supposed to be the project manager. The company is in a VERY crappy office - the carpet must be 25 years old. However, the interviewer was dressed in a very expensive suit and tie. He asked again about my management experience, if I was growth oriented (probably said growth about 15 times), and what I was looking for in a career. He told me that his boss made $150k in his first year, and joined the board of directors in his second year. He then said that I made it to the third round of interviews, which was to happen at 1:00, which was when my interview ended. This third round was all of the people who had made it to the third round in a very crappy conference room, so that we could all ask questions at the same time, and they could see who stood out among all the others. I knew by then that this was NOT where I wanted to work, even if it was even remotely possible to honestly make that much your first year. The man wanted me to follow him immediately to the conference room, but I tried to get out of it as best I could, even though he made it very awkward. Please, please, don't waste your time unless you want to feel like you fell for some scam and wasted a page of expensive resume paper.