Emerson Collective Interview Questions
& Process

Applied in November and got contacted in January to sign an NDA before a phone screen. Had one zoom interview and one on-sight interview in February. After the on-sight, they asked for links to all social media and my full portfolio of publications. A month later, they asked for a writing assignment (uncompensated). Another month passed, and upon following up, they requested references. After stating I had other offers and needed a decision by EOD on a specific date, they waited a week and then informed me at 4:50 pm on the deadline day that hiring was on hold. The company seemed disorganized and the hiring process was not well-planned. It was disheartening to be led on for five months without any heads-up that the position might not even be available.

This was an interview for an intern role. It included behavioral questions like 'tell me about yourself,' and some questions about my program of study. They specifically mentioned no finance technical questions. There were also questions about why I chose my major and my college, and what excited me about the Emerson Collective. They also asked about a cause that matters to me.

This place really likes to waste peoples time. Im surprised all higher ups enjoy wasting time, it truly baffles me how this companies interview process is laid out. Oh wait.. it isn’t! 6 interviews and a few in person interviews made me think I would get it at the end of every interview and they don’t even have the respect to email me back. Made me leave other job offers in the process because they were “worried” I would take the other job, come to find out they were being sneaky and left me in the cold. Lesson learned and I write this so they don’t waste anyone else time as they have a habit of doing per other reviews on here.

I applied for an upper-level support role, Job A, and went through four rounds of interviews. The first two were with a contractor, then I spoke with the hiring manager and an associate. The first interview was a basic screening, the second and third were more technical. After the fourth round, the person I interviewed with for the third round contacted me. He and his associate really liked our chats and thought I'd be a better fit for a higher-level position, essentially second-in-command, called Job B. They hadn't planned to advertise it for a few months but felt I'd be good for it. I was interested and asked for details, which he provided, including an org chart showing where I'd fit. After agreeing to be considered for Job B, they set up interviews with people who would report to me. The first went well, we mostly chatted. The second interviewer seemed inexperienced, looking for 'gotchas' and was a bit rude, but it was fine, and those interviews weren't make-or-break given the enthusiasm from the top guys. Then, nothing. I followed up the next week and got no response. The day after that, an automated rejection for Job A. I was still moving forward for Job B. A couple of weeks later, I saw Job B posted online, advertised to be hired in a few months, but it appeared a couple of days after my follow-up. I sent another follow-up, hinting it was over, but got no reply. Two days later, an automated rejection for Job B. It's insulting to just disappear and let a screener send generic emails, especially after I was communicating with a top person.