Recruited for Account Coordinator for Estee Lauder through Macy's. Went through 2 interviews with Macy's which went very well and then was screened by a Lauder Account Manager. I had a good rapport with each of the three interviewers. Final step was a Talent Plus interview (Lauder required), which is a standardized interview to determine a personality match. Talent Plus isn't allowed to interpret questions but they are allowed to give some feedback (make sure you ask) at the end of the interview and I received positive feedback. However, my result was a "Do Not Recommend", stating that I was not a personality match for employees already in the position. Interesting, because all throughout the interview process, the interviews discussed the challenges with the current employees.

After an interview with hiring manager and area sales manager, another skype interview was arranged with regional brand general manager in Singapore. Interview was manageable, bot too intensive, but quite long with many questions.

I applied through a job search website. This one was a little different because applicants were instructed to send their resume directly to an email address, instead of going through a 3rd party portal. I got a response right away. I think that is great because an actual human is evaluating your resume instead of a computer. I am positive a lot of qualified people never get an interview because they can't get past the electronic filters. I was interviewed by someone from the company. She was very pleasant. It was your typical scripted phone screen. Tell me about your strengths, weaknesses, typical current work day. Tell me about a time when you recruited someone, you were most proud of an accomplishment. Why do you think Estee Lauder exists? This position is part of a team of two other people who manage approximately 10 counters within a territory. This role is the lowest level in the team. It pays $19 per hour (not a salaried position) in my region. I was told this is an entry level position that will lead to a career path in the company. Overall it was a good experience. The person who interviewed me was very kind and it was the most comfortable I have felt in an interview in a long time. I spent a lot of time preparing for this interview. I felt like I gave well thought out answers that would show them I could do this job effectively. At the end of the interview I was told that my resume and the results of the phone screen would be passed on to the people who do the next round of interviews. If they liked what they saw, they would call me. I felt like I wasn't going to get to the next round because in my experience, the person who does the phone screen usually asks you when you are available for the next interview right then and there. When the interviewer told me she would pass my info on I knew I wasn't going to get to the next step. They sent out a rejection email a few days later. Also, the job was re-posted the following week.