EBI Consulting Interview Questions
& Process

So, the first step was a quick chat on the phone with the HR manager. After that, I had a video call with the team lead. It was a pretty easy process, they just asked standard questions about my experience and if it fit what they needed for the role.

Got the interview through a recruiter at a career fair. It took about two weeks to schedule the interview at their Burlington, MA office. The Executive Vice President of Real Estate Operations showed up about 15 minutes late, and seemed to not have looked at my resume, as he was reading it and asking questions about how I'd "fit in" with EBI in the first 5 minutes. He then got someone from telecommunications to see if I'd fit with them. After another 15 minute wait, the Exec. VP returned alone and asked some really strange and questionable questions. I wouldn't have taken the job even if they offered it.

I was just casually looking for a job when a recruiter from this company hit me up on LinkedIn. We scheduled a phone interview, which lasted about 30 minutes. They asked some pretty standard questions about my past work and what I'm hoping for in a new role. I found out the job is fully remote, with no office to report to, which wasn't ideal for me since I was hoping for a more collaborative and supportive environment. But the interview really took a turn in the last few minutes. The recruiter started pushing to know my current salary, which I'm not comfortable sharing because I know it puts me at a disadvantage. Instead of respecting that, they kept asking, even trying to rephrase the questions to catch me off guard. It felt really manipulative, and I could see how someone might get tricked into revealing that. It made it pretty clear they're probably looking for the cheapest person who meets the basic job requirements, rather than the best candidate.

So the interview process started out pretty standard. First, I had a phone screen, and then they invited me for an in-person interview. That in-person interview involved three separate 30-minute chats: one with the manager, one with the company owner, and one with the HR team. It was mostly just basic behavioral questions, and everyone was really nice. Towards the end, they asked if I was actively interviewing elsewhere, which I said yes to. Then they kind of caught me off guard by wanting all the details about which companies I was looking at and what salaries those other jobs were offering. They were pretty insistent on getting that info. I knew this job might pay less than others, but it seemed like a great opportunity, and I was okay with a bit of a pay cut. A few days later, they called to say they wanted to offer me the job. I mentioned I was deciding between them and another company and wanted to see the official offer first. They seemed cool with that and said the formal letter would be ready the next day. Well, a whole week went by, and I barely heard anything. With other offers pressuring me for a decision, I reached out about the offer status. I just got a generic email back saying they decided to go in a different direction, no explanation at all. They acted like nothing was different during that whole week of waiting. Apparently, this isn't the first time they've pulled back an offer without any explanation or warning. It seems like a cool place to work, but it's pretty messed up to waste someone's time like that, say you're going to offer, and then just yank it away with no reason. It worked out okay for me since I had other options, but be careful with this company!