Bottomline Project Manager Interview Questions
& Process

So, first I had a call with HR, which was pretty nice. They told me about the job and the office vibe. Apparently, the person who had this job for ages is sticking with the company but in a different gig. Then, I had a Teams interview set up with the team lead. This one was not so great. Right off the bat, the guy seemed really uninterested and kind of brushed me off. He mentioned that the current person in the role is handling way more projects than what the job ad said. He also said he’d read my CV, so we didn’t really need to go over my experience. Instead, he spent a long time just talking about himself and his past work. He even shared that he’d been off work with a back injury and had been working from his bed for six weeks, and it sounded like he expected the same from us.

The interviewer was nice and we talked about the job and how my background fits. They asked me questions about the company and the role. It's a good idea to look up the company before you go.

My interview journey started in November with a typical phone screen. I was initially told I'd hear back soon for a second interview. By late December, over a month later, I got an email saying they were behind schedule but I'd hear back about moving forward soon. Come late January, still no word on a second interview. I reached out to the recruiter three times via email and once on LinkedIn. This finally got a response, and I was put in touch with someone else. In early February, I finally had three interviews scheduled at their HQ. Two were video calls, and one was in person. They were standard behavioral questions, but a lot of them overlapped because nobody seemed to know who I'd spoken to, when, or what was discussed. Exactly one month later, I was invited back to HQ for two final, in-person interviews. One interviewer was someone I'd met before, and they asked what I'd discussed with the others a month ago. Then, we got into more specific details about the role and company. Next, I faced more behavioral questions, asking about my resume experience, college, etc. It was frustrating that there wasn't better communication, as interviewers didn't know about previous meetings or discussions. Overall, it was a standard interview process, but the lack of organization added to the frustration. After the two HQ interview sessions, I received positive feedback via email, along with good in-person comments. Ultimately, I didn't get the job. I then asked the intermediary if they could get feedback from the hiring managers, as I felt qualified and a good fit. She replied she had no information beyond them choosing someone else and didn't even bother to reach out as I'd requested.