ConsumerAffairs Interview Questions
& Process

It was a great interview experience overall! It started with the usual HR call, followed by a second round which was technical. The final round was also technical and focused on company fit. After exploring the company culture and really liking the leadership's vision and values during the interviews, I decided to accept the offer.

The interview process had a hiring manager call first, then a take-home case study, and finally a presentation to a panel. My presentation went well, and the panel didn't have many tough questions, making me think I nailed it. It took them a while to get back to me, and I had to follow up. Then they asked for references. After checking references, they rejected me. I asked for feedback but never got a response, which was really unprofessional. It took me many hours to prepare for this interview, and they just ghosted me in the end. I wouldn't recommend this company; they seem to not know what they're looking for, just a bunch of amateurs.

I replied to an ad for a Freelance Data Reporter position and was sent an assessment that was supposed to take half an hour. It ended up taking much longer. About a week after I submitted it, I got an email to schedule a phone call. The interviewer said they would send a contract the following Monday and that I could expect about 20 hours of work per week. I hadn't received anything by Thursday, so I followed up via email. They finally replied over a week later saying they'd decided to go with another candidate, which surprised me since I thought they were hiring multiple people.

The hiring process was quite excessive with multiple assessments and video interviews, but I was excited to receive an offer for a Recruiter position with ConsumerAffairs after roughly a month. I requested 48 business hours to accept in order to discuss the opportunity with my significant other and review some of the other opportunities that I was currently pursuing. Within that time frame, I accepted the offer. My recruiter relayed that information and started the process of pre-employment. 2 days later, I received a template email from ConsumerAffairs' Talent Acquisition Manager that they "receive many qualified applicants and have determined we will not be moving forward with your profile at this time." After some investigating, I found that I was, in fact, no longer being considered for the role. They didn't even take the time to write a personalized email explaining why I was no longer being considered. Keep in mind that I have already accepted the position, and withdrew my information from other companies I was in process for. Out of my several years in recruiting, I have never experienced, or heard through my network, such a level of unprofessionalism.