Gas South Interview Questions
& Process

I went through 5 interviews, presented a case study, and they loved it but then wanted to take it. I sent the case study to the hiring manager and then never heard anything back. I tried contacting the recruiter multiple times and eventually saw the position posted again. Interviews take up a lot of a candidate's time. I used two days of vacation and a full weekend to create my case study that received great reviews. At minimum, timely follow-up is respectful. In the end, I got a better position elsewhere, so I'm happy. However, please be more considerate of your candidates.

They had me do an assessment with my camera on for about an hour, then a pre-recorded interview where I submitted video responses to questions. I never spoke to anyone or got my questions answered about the role. A panel interview was scheduled via email, and I was given a case study to prep for. The instructions said to prepare a 15-minute presentation for 3 interviewers with little guidance. I didn't get to talk to anyone beforehand. An HR person called the evening before to check in, but I missed it and called back the next morning. In the interview, they asked if I'd prepared slides, which I hadn't because I thought it was more of a talking points thing. I felt like I wasn't set up for success and the experience was impersonal.

Applied online. Six weeks after applying, HR reached out via email to set up an interview with the Senior and Lead Risk Analyst. Because the Senior Analyst was unavailable, HR filled in for the initial phone interview. This first interview with HR was primarily behavioral. The Lead Analyst conducted the next interview, which was supposed to be technical but was instead a case study. The case study was strange and didn't relate to commodities, risk analysis, the industry, or quantitative models. It focused on beer demand and popcorn sales at SunTrust Park, but they provided no data, numbers, or assumptions, just general questions like 'SunTrust park seats 40,000 people; what are you expected beer sales?' I received no guidance or additional information. It's questionable if this is an effective method for a quantitative interview for a risk analyst role. The Lead Analyst then asked, 'what would the function look like if you graphed total profit against price per bag of popcorn?' I responded, 'it would look like a concave quadratic function.' The Lead Risk Analyst then stated, 'I'm sorry, I don't know what that means, can you explain?' This interaction suggests potential issues within the company, particularly concerning the competence of their lead risk analyst in basic mathematical concepts.

It started with a phone call from the manager looking for an analyst. Then another phone interview with the manager and a senior team member. After that, I went in person to meet with managers and directors (three of them). We talked about behavioral stuff, analytical skills, and Excel. I also gave a short presentation on an optimization business problem. After that interview, they gave me an offer.