Northwest Administrators Interview Questions
& Process

I applied online and the whole thing took about a month. The recruiter called me within a week and we did an initial chat on Microsoft Teams, where they asked me about my experience and some problem-solving questions. About three weeks later, I had a panel interview with the VP of Finance and the Director of Corporate Accounting. Both interviews felt chill and professional, kinda conversational. Everyone was super nice and it was a good experience all around.

I applied via Indeed and was contacted by the HR Manager within a few days. My first interview was a phone screening with the HR Manager. A couple days later, I got an email saying I was moving on. The next step was a 1-hour Zoom interview with the Senior Manager, which was conversational and used the STAR method. It felt comfortable and let me talk about my past experience, what I'm looking for, and understand the job. A few days after that, I had a final 30-minute Zoom interview with the Director, which was also conversational and went smoothly. I got a job offer after that. The whole thing took under a month, and it was a really good experience.

A recruiter I know hit me up about this job. First up was a chat with the VP and another guy, super casual, mostly looking at my resume and asking a few things, but not technical at all. It was nice talking to them. Then they wanted to set up a second chat with the team, where they said the technical stuff would happen. So the second interview happened, and I met two people from the team. It turned out to be just like the first interview, but with different people. No deep technical questions, just going over my resume and talking about it, plus a few questions here and there about how I've done stuff before. I didn't get an offer and that's cool, but what I didn't like was them telling the recruiter I wasn't technical enough. Seriously? How could they tell without asking any technical questions? That was the only thing I didn't like, seemed pretty sketchy. Oh well.

The hiring process was professional but a bit slow. It involved a 45-minute test covering typing, data entry, and basic math, which should be manageable for individuals with some computer experience, decent literacy, and a good grasp of fundamental math. The starting salary is good, but the job itself, which involves scanning documents for 8 hours daily, could be extremely monotonous. The office atmosphere, as described even by current employees, felt very conservative and rigid, which seemed out of place for the Bay Area. As an LGBT job seeker, I felt uneasy about the possibility of discriminatory attitudes within the workplace. While I might have declined the offer, it would have been nice to receive one.