Average length/difficulty for a role in the m a r k e t i n g / P R / c o m m u n i c a t i o n s department. Applied online soon after the position posted. Process comprised of a screener virtual interview with a recruiter, a virtual interview with the direct manager, and an onsite panel interview with opportunities to meet additional team members and consistent communication from the recruiter throughout. I met a lot of lovely and talented employees who seemed pleased with the pay, benefits, opportunities for advancement, hybrid environment, nice offices, and exciting projects. Most employees seemed very motivated by the positive mission, but some hinted at concerns about burnout conditions, a lack of support from management, and uncomfortable environment for direct reports and first-line managers. This aligned with a Glassdoor review I read about the department and with my interactions with a senior manager that I experienced as domineering and unreasonable. That ultimately led me to decline the offer. Like that review, I encourage candidates to ask direct questions about management styles and to request meeting managers up the chain to make sure it’s a good fit.

I did a phone screen with HR and then an in-person panel interview with my manager and peer concluding with a brief interview with the department VP. The phone screen was pretty straightforward, it lasted about 20 minutes and the in-person interview was scheduled shortly after. The in-person interviews were pretty straightforward. The panel was an hour and the second was about 30 minutes.