J&L Marketing Interview Questions
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The interview process was pretty good. I had an interview with the manager of developers, and he seemed like a nice guy. Then I interviewed with some other developers, which also went well. There were a total of three rounds: two with the manager and developers, and the final one was with the president. The interview with the president felt like a screening interview, which honestly should have been done at the beginning. After all the other interviews, the president asked screening questions, and some of them were downright rude. It seems like the president is really trying to micromanage everything, including the hiring.

So there were three rounds for this gig. First up was a quick phone screen to check if I met the basic requirements. Then, I had to do a personality test. After that, I interviewed with a Regional Account Director, and following that, I got to chat with the CEO. Everyone I talked to was super nice and helpful, really clear when I asked stuff and always seemed to be in a good mood. The CEO was pretty direct with his questions, seemed to know exactly who he wanted and what the job was about. It was a bit different than what I'm used to, with a lot of role-playing different scenarios and getting challenged on my answers. The Regional Account Director was also really knowledgeable and gave me a good sense of what the job entailed.

I found out about this job from my school's career center and applied via email. A national recruiter reached out a couple of weeks later, saying she liked my experience. She sent some info about the role and told me to let her know if I was still interested. I was, so we set up a phone call where she answered all my questions and explained the job duties in detail. The only surprise was that if I got hired, they'd fly me to Louisville for training, which sounded neat. Next, I had to schedule a final phone interview where I'd call an 800 number at a specific time. She mentioned it would be two parts, with her and a coworker interviewing me. When I called, her coworker explained the recruiter was delayed and she'd conduct the whole interview. This interview was really boring; she sounded like she was just reading a script and didn't pay attention to my answers or ask follow-up questions. It felt more like filling out a form than an interview, which was odd given how friendly everyone else had been. The questions weren't super hard but weren't standard, so I had to think. Many questions seemed designed to make me admit weaknesses, which is always awkward. At the end, she said they were busy with hiring and I'd probably hear back in a week or two. But, I got an email two days later saying I didn't get the job. I felt it was unfair because I didn't interview with the main recruiter I'd been talking to. The interview was uncomfortable, and the interviewer didn't react to anything I said. I think I didn't get the job because my answers were too honest; I didn't say anything fake, like preferring people over sales, and mentioned being able to state my case while being myself as a strength. I also wondered if not asking many questions was an issue, but I'd already asked everything to the first recruiter, and she hadn't given me new info to prompt more questions. (FYI, she asks if you have questions at the start). This whole process was confusing because the first recruiter made the final interview seem like a formality, and then the second interviewer said I wouldn't hear back for a while, making it seem like they decided quickly they didn't want me. Oh well.

The interview process moved very quick, but then stopped just as quickly. I was brought in the day after my phone interview, and then scheduled for a second interview within hours of my first face to face interview. I was told that they would get back to me (regardless of whether it was a yes or no). This has not turned out to be the case, as I have not heard anything from them regarding my candidacy. While this is not a big deal, and they were very nice, not having any follow-up after the second interview bugs me.