Friends of the Children Interview Questions
& Process

We had four rounds of interviews, and they asked relevant questions. They are really focused on finding the right person because with young people, you have to be careful about who you hire.

The interview process had 3 rounds. First, an initial phone screen with HR. Second, a team interview with leadership of the prospective team. Finally, a round with an executive leader. The questions were standard and straightforward. I didn't find it a difficult interview process, but it was very thorough, which makes sense as the organization works with children.

My interview experience with Friends of the Children moved very quickly. I applied and received an invitation email for a one way video interview to learn more about my qualifications. The process felt like a cast net strategy where they were attempting to appeal to as many candidates as possible, which made the experience feel impersonal. They used the Willo platform to conduct the one way interview. In the email, a link was provided and once you clicked on it you had three days to complete the interview. There were five questions which were shown one at a time. After each question, you were given unlimited time gather your thoughts before recording a one minute response. After I completed the one way interview, I was contacted within four days with a generic message stating that my resume, skills, and qualifications had been considered but they did not feel there was a fit at this time.

The interview process was pretty fast. First, I had a phone interview, then a panel interview. About a week later, they scheduled me for an interactive activity. This interactive interview felt weird. I had to prep a 30-minute activity for young people that needed to meet two sets of criteria, which is already tough, but it got harder with 6 adults evaluating and a group of young people split into 2 different age brackets. It was unusual and not really how their program operates. Also, there was no chat before or after the interactive activity, and as they were rushing me out, pizza arrived for the staff and youth to discuss me and my activity. It felt super awkward. It took over a week to get a response, and it was a call and voicemail at 7 am! I missed it because I was still waking up, but then a generic rejection email came 30 minutes later. I was told the staff person I interviewed with would contact me, but it was from an HR person I hadn't met.