Equip Interview Questions
& Process

I had a couple of interviews. First was with the recruiter for about an hour, then another hour-long one with the lead therapist. The recruiter basically told me about the job and the company to see if I was a good fit initially. The therapist lead asked me behavioral questions. It all happened pretty fast, like maybe 2 days after I applied.

I think the interviewers didn't really understand the role and were just reading questions from a script. I was told it was a behavioral interview, but it turned out to be full of technical questions. One interviewer was dismissive and unprofessional, and I had to follow up to get any response. This job seemed junior compared to my experience, and they treated me like a recent graduate, which really highlighted their lack of understanding of the role. The only good interview was the first one with the hiring manager, who seemed to know her stuff. It’s not worth your time. Equip should stop wasting company resources and figure out what their actual behavioral interviews and panels involve.

So I had interviewed with this company before for a different role, and after multiple rounds, they told me I was the one for the job and asked for my availability for the final interview. Then, I was ghosted for about a week and a half. After sending two follow-up emails, they finally got back to me saying the job I was interviewing for had totally changed (new title, new description, new salary) and they weren't considering me anymore. I was super surprised but still really interested in the company and their mission, so I told them I'd be keen on any other roles that might open up. The Talent Acquisition Partner then reached out about interviewing for this current position. We set up a phone interview, and they sent a Google Calendar invite. On the day and time of the interview, I never got a call. Thinking maybe an emergency came up, I emailed the same person I'd been communicating with, only to find out their email wasn't active anymore. Apparently, they're no longer with the company, based on LinkedIn. I reached out to another Talent Acquisition Partner at the company to see what happened, but I still haven't heard back from anyone. This company seriously needs to sort out their unprofessionalism. I get that startups have their ups and downs, I've worked at one for the last 5 years, but this isn't excusable. Seriously, save yourself the trouble and don't waste your time with this company.

The interview process began positively with approachable and insightful HR and hiring manager conversations that effectively conveyed the role's details. However, the third interview took a negative turn. I met with two individuals who reported to the hiring manager. One was acceptable, not overly warm but pleasant and relevant to the role. The second interviewer was quite unprofessional, starting late and muted, only speaking after the first person. They introduced themselves dismissively as 'self explanatory.' Instead of asking about me, they immediately launched into questions to gauge my fit, stating the hiring manager was 'a very... interesting person to work with.' During this 30-minute meeting, both interviewers were clearly multitasking, either working or messaging each other about me while I answered their disorganized and sometimes irrelevant questions. It was evident they weren't paying attention, as they didn't look at the screen and were typing and using their mouse. While note-taking is possible, it's usually disclosed beforehand. The second interviewer appeared disengaged and made an offensive and inaccurate comment about my job history, calling it 'a lot of little different jobs.' Their questions seemed more focused on internal organizational issues than the role itself. I was given only three minutes for my own questions, and my sole question concerned working with the hiring manager, given the initial awkward introduction. The first interviewer gave a neutral response, while the second responded with 'oh wow that’s such a nice answer…' in a way that could have been sarcastic, given their overall demeanor. Their lack of emotion and dismissive body language was off-putting. It was a highly unusual and unpleasant experience, and I question their suitability to represent the company. I would have liked to provide this feedback to HR, but I was ghosted after this interview and never heard back, making the entire experience a disappointing waste of time.