National Council for Mental Wellbeing Interview Questions
& Process

It was a pretty simple and quick two-part interview process. First, I spoke with the hiring manager for about 30 minutes about my background, experience, and if I’d be a good fit for the role. Then, I had a one-hour panel interview with the team where they asked typical industry questions and gave me some scenarios to see how I’d solve problems and work with others.

The interview process started off great, with a quick HR screening right after applying. The HR person was communicative and efficient. Then I had an interview with the hiring manager, which also went very well. I got a really good feeling from everyone and the manager even said I was their top choice among the candidates they'd seen. They mentioned another round of interviews would follow in the next week or two. However, two weeks went by with no word, so I reached out to HR to check on my status and the hiring timeline. It's been 12 days since then and I still haven't heard back. After seeing other reviews, it appears NCMW commonly ghosts candidates even after they've progressed through several interview stages. It's disappointing because the organization seemed promising, but this is a poor way to handle recruitment.

This started as a good interview process but quickly became one of the worst I've ever had. Before everything fell apart communication-wise, there was a phone screen, a chat with the hiring lead, and then a panel interview. I always followed up after each interview to thank everyone, but I never got a single reply. I know this is common, but even a short, generic response would've been nice, just to know my emails were seen. After the panel, the recruiter ghosted me even after I followed up multiple times. It's shocking and disheartening that a company promoting mental health would treat candidates this way. If you apply here, expect several rounds, and then to never hear back. Whether they hired someone else or went with an internal candidate, just communicating is all that's needed. This is how The National Council for MENTAL WELLBEING handles hiring. Wow.

I went through five interviews in total. It kicked off with HR, then I met with the hiring manager, some team members, the hiring manager again, and it wrapped up with 1:1 chats with three people from the Executive Leadership Team. HR was pretty good about communicating and getting back to me initially. After I met with the ELT, though, I heard nothing for a whole week, which was weird. I figured I was out, but I still reached out to check in and say I was still interested and wanted an update. The HR person got back to me pretty quickly, saying the hiring manager hadn't decided yet but they'd let me know either way ASAP. The next week, the job was gone from the site, and I haven't heard a word since. It was pretty wild to get ghosted after interviewing for an AVP role and talking to execs. Super strange. Anyway, the silence says a lot about the company. When I asked about their strategic planning approach, they basically said the business function doesn't have one. I'm pretty bummed about it because the mission is great, and they're doing good work expanding services. I wish them well!