This was a very embarrassing experience for me that I wish I didn't have to go through. I was working for Brainlab as an intern for a few months (which was originally 6 months but cut to 3 months because there was recently a minimum wage law imposed in Germany and they just "didn't have a budget" for my position), and I was fairly happy with the experience, so I wanted to see if I could stay in the company, in another position. I applied for a position that I was admittedly not qualified for, but since I did well in my internship I thought they might be interested in letting me learn the ropes on the job. And this is what I wish I was told before I started this whole process--that they were NOT willing to train me from the beginning. I was made to do a test and presentation, yet the panelists and interviews were very very clearly NOT interested in what I had to say. They had nothign to say about my presentation, and their attempts to be polite were just a jarring sign that this was going nowhere for me.To no one's surprise I got a rejection, but I was told by the HR person that I would be a better fit for another position, it's just that they didn't have any vacancies at the moment. A few days later, what did I find on their career website? A job ad for the job I was told I'd be a better fit for! I don't understand why they couldn't just be honest with me from the beginning (It's not as if HR hasn't rejected anyone before), considering I have already built a reasonable rapport with them. Lesson learned: if your instincts tell you that you're probably not getting any respect or you're not being taken seriously, leave and save yourself the time and embarrassment.

Ich habe mich online über die Brainlab Webseite beworben. Einen Tag später habe ich einen Anruf aus dem Recruiting Team mit einer Einladung für ein Vorstellungsgespräch in derselben Woche erhalten. Die Terminfindung war trotz der kurzen Frist sehr flexibel. Das erste Vorstellungsgespräch war strukturiert, die Stimmung sympathisch und souverän. Neben der Vorstellung des Unternehmens und der anwesenden Personen (1 Recruiting, 3 Usability und Design) habe ich eine kurze Einführung in die Produkte von Brainlab erhalten und mir wurde die Klinik gezeigt. Das Interview war als Dialog ausgelegt und hat statt den ursprünglich 1-1.5 Stunden 2 Stunden gedauert. Im zweiten Vorstellungsgespräch lag der Schwerpunkt auf den fachlichen Kenntnissen, die neben einem Gespräch auch anhand eines Tests abgefragt wurden. Auch hier war die Stimmung trotz der Prüfungssituation interessiert, sympathisch und souverän (Anwesende Personen: 3 Bereich Usability und Design). Dauer ca. 1.5 Stunden.