Brief phone screen, followed by an interview with a Sr. Project Coordinator. After the first interview, I had a second interview with the Sr. Project Coordinator and their direct supervisor. Phone screen and first interview were actually pretty straight-forward. Conversational in tone, and informational. I learned a lot about the daily job duties. The second interview, however, was odd. There was some sort of advertising snafu before I arrived, and as such, my interview started late. I waited with the Sr. Project manager (leaving out identifiers on purpose - it's not this person's fault) until their boss was ready. The boss came in hot, still upset about the snafu earlier. Upon looking at my resume and seeing that I worked in an industry related to the snafu, it was as if I was being held responsible for the mistake. "Is this common?! Did you screw up like that all the time when you worked in [that industry]?! Tell me, what would you do to make sure this didn't happen if you were still working in [that industry]. I mean, we paid a lot of money for this, and they played the wrong ad! Did you make mistakes like this when you worked in [that industry]?!" Needless to say, I've never taken part in an interview that was so hostile or been treated like I was responsible for some mistake that happened that I could not have possibly had any part in. A couple of days later, the Sr. Project Manager called and said someone else had been hired but asked if I wanted to come in later that morning for the same position in a different department. I was so put off by that second interview that I said no. If the phone call hadn't woken me up, I might have had a little more sense to either consider coming in for another interview with other people or at least tell the person that their boss really turned me off wanting to go back there. The job seemed like a good fit, and the person I initially interviewed with liked me and was already discussing start dates. I guess my prior experience set the boss off, though, and it wasn't meant to be.

I applied and was contacted a few days later by a member of the HR team. They worked with me to schedule an interview that fit my schedule (bless them for that!) They met with me and we had a lovely chat and the interviewers were informative and kind. I had a delightful time! They called a few hours after my interview and offered me the position. I was happy to learn they enjoyed talking with me too. :) It was a great experience and I am very thankful for the opportunity to work for PetersenDean!