I was an external candidate. The site I was applying for seemed like it was going through extensive staffing changes and/or dealing with recent turnovers. I went through a total of 4 interviews. Since I was not based in Northern California, they were very accommodating in conducting interviews via Skype. I met with the Director of Talent/Human Capital, Regional Director, & Site Director (all via Skype & separate interviews). I then had a slew of interviews in-person which included 3 panel interviews with program site staff (student panel, managers & coordinators) and then an observation since students were in session. The interview process also included a homework assignment. Overall the process was long and strung out. Understandably, they are looking for the right person who can deal with the pressures of the job. It took them a very long time afterwards (2-3 weeks) to make a hiring decision.

I was first contacted for a phone interview--a screen with an HR person. I then was invited in for an in-person interview with the out-going supervisor of the position and the person who held the position and would be the new supervisor. I was then invited for a third interview with other staff and youth in the program and this was all scheduled for the day after the return from my one-week vacation. I was notified the day of this third interview by email that someone else completed the process while I was gone and they hired that person. The out-going supervisor was very serious and not very encouraging. The new supervisor seemed more supportive. The culture of the organization from what I gathered in the interview is that everyone is over-worked and they largely work in reactive mode. My impression was that perhaps they are growing faster than they can really handle well.