Calibre CPA Group, PLLC Interview Questions
& Process

An HR person emailed me to set up a virtual interview, and then they followed up to schedule another in-person interview with two firm partners.

I applied on LinkedIn and heard back from a recruiter about 2 days later who wanted to chat on Teams for 30 minutes. That first call was pretty standard. The recruiter then set up a 30-minute call with the hiring manager for the next day, which ended up being about 45 minutes. A few days later, I got invited for an in-person interview at their office, scheduled for an hour, but it went long, over 2 hours. I met with the hiring manager, another HR person, and the Facilities Operations Manager. I felt pretty good about it, though sometimes I felt a bit rushed to ask my questions. I sprinkled my questions in throughout the interview, not saving them all for the end. I sent thank you emails to everyone I met and the recruiter that same day. I didn't hear back, so I followed up with the recruiter a week later, and then again the week after that, still no response. Finally, I emailed the hiring manager more than 3 weeks after the interview and then got a standard rejection email from their system. It was a bit frustrating because they had multiple interviews, which I went through quickly, and everyone was nice, but then I felt ghosted and didn't even get a simple update.

Applied online and then got contacted for a video meeting. Was asked to do some tests at the end of the interview, and they said I'd get a link. They assured me the results would be shared when I asked. The interviewer made it sound urgent and implied I had moved on to the next round. The tests were pretty easy but took about 1.5 hours. Then I was ghosted and never got the test results. No reply after following up. I guess they were trying to hit their quota of screening candidates for the week. It's pretty messed up to waste someone's time like that without even sending the results or a rejection. Calibre really showed their true colors.

The interview process involved talking with several partners. They asked typical interview questions like 'tell us about yourself,' 'what are your strengths/weaknesses,' and 'how would you handle a hypothetical work situation.' The entire interview was under 40 minutes. Both partners were relaxed and friendly, which made me feel comfortable. The process included a phone interview and then an in-person one.