Lincoln Interview Questions
& Process

Applied online and then an HR person called me to set up the first round of interviews. My interview was with 2 clinical supervisors and 4 other people who applied for jobs! It was super weird because everyone applied for different jobs. They asked all of us the same 3 questions, which was also weird. I got an email a week later saying I didn't get the job. I don't get how they can tell my years of experience from 3 questions.

So I had a few interviews over two months, you know, Zoom calls, some written stuff, and a panel interview. Then there was this last one about race and social justice stuff. In that final interview, they asked me a lot of questions about my race and identity. Like, they asked me, "How do you identify?" and I told them I'm a gay man, and that I used to question my gender identity when I was younger, like exploring being a woman before realizing I was gender nonspecific. My answer seemed to really surprise some of the panelists, especially the CEO, Allison, who looked at me like she was disgusted. I was pretty taken aback by their reactions after I shared my gender journey. I apologized and asked how else they wanted me to identify. Then Jade said, "Well, if that's all you identify as.." and I said, "Yes. That's all I identify as." It didn't seem to be what they were looking for, so the CEO pushed, saying, "Well, I also expected you to identify as a white man." I tried to explain that I do recognize I'm a white male, but my childhood experiences, being tortured by white kids, made me not identify that way. I always felt more accepted by people of color growing up. But again, my answers didn't satisfy them. When I finally got to ask a question, I asked them to answer the identity question so I could understand better how to answer it. But all seven of them refused to answer. I said, "It's a hard question to ask and answer to, isn't it?" but no one said anything, and we just moved on. I get I didn't give them the answer they wanted. Maybe I should have talked about being a quarter Brazilian to explain why I don't identify as a white man, but I think the real issue was their reactions and body language when I talked about my sexual orientation and gender identity. It felt like they were intolerant of the LGBTQI community. They seemed more upset I didn't identify as a white man than anything else. Honestly, expecting someone to identify a certain way based on your own views shows a lack of understanding about how people identify. We should see people as a whole, not just race or identity as one single thing, and focus on what they can contribute and moving everyone forward. We shouldn't have expectations based on our own perceptions or biases. I'm just disappointed I didn't see that from the people at Lincoln.

The interview was a group interview which was a huge turn off for me. Being a mental health therapist I did not expect to be placed in a competitive situation to prove I have a passion working with at risk youth. The interviewers seemed very cold and not what I expect from clinical supervisors expected to support clinicians working with traumatized children.

The interview went great! She was very detailed about the position and how the company works. She informed me about the overall position, hours, start time, and a little about benefits. It was a great experience.