Center for NYC Neighborhoods Associate Interview Questions
& Process

The interview questions were straightforward, but I was a little offended by how long it took them to get back to me after each round. After the first round of interviews, the lady said I would hear back in a week regardless of if I would be moving on or not. It took 3 weeks. The next round, she said the same thing but two weeks, it took a month. She didn't even respond to me until I sent 3 emails asking if I was still being considered for the position. Honestly insulting.

The interview process was handled horribly by HR. There were 3 stages: an initial HR screen, an interview with the 3 Program Managers, and a final interview with the Program Director. All the folks on the Program team I chatted with were amazing, and the org does meaningful and important work, but the interview/hiring process was incredibly unprofessional. After 3 rounds, I got a rejection email with 4 cookie-cutter sentences, which felt ridiculous for someone who made it to the final round. Then, I received another email saying the rejection was a mistake, and it was riddled with typos. HR called and told me they initially planned to hire 2 Program Associates, but a current PA quit, so I would be offered a position. It's unclear if they weren't truthful about the rejection email being a system error and the PA coincidentally quitting that day, or if they knew they needed to hire a third new PA and forgot to remove my rejection from the system. Additionally, HR asked if I was moving from Texas to NYC for the job, which I wasn't, clearly confusing me with another candidate. After the verbal offer, I waited 2 weeks for the official offer letter. In that time, I accepted another job offer. It was an absolute mess and very disrespectful.

I got a call a few days after I applied for a phone screen with HR. Then, I went in for an in-person interview with three people. It was pretty straightforward, no tricks, and everyone was really nice and friendly. I thought it went well. They said they'd let me know the next week if I got the job and to reach out to HR if I had questions. But, I never heard back, and when I tried to follow up, they just ignored me. It was super disappointing, especially since I thought they were going to be decent about the process.