Riverside Insights Interview Questions
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The interview process was very smooth. There were multiple rounds where they asked some specific questions about my contract drafting experience. All the team members were understanding and kind, and they seemed genuinely interested in me as a person, not just as a potential employee.

The interview process had 4 interviews in total. It started with a zoom screening from the recruiter, then I met with the CEO, after that I met the whole team I would be joining, and finally, I met with the CEO again. All interviews were over zoom. After these, I was given a project brief to create ads for their upcoming campaign, and I had about a week to complete it. The whole process took about a month and I spent over 10 hours preparing and interviewing. After submitting my project, I didn't hear back from the recruiter for about a week. I found out I didn't get the job because the chosen candidate announced it on a public platform. I then reached out to the recruiter about the time I put in, and they said I should have received a notice about not being selected, which I never did. The recruiter apologized and then sent the official rejection notice, which their system apparently failed to send. I was disappointed with the follow-through, especially considering the time and effort I invested in the project and interviews.

It wasn't a great candidate experience or interview process. The first step was a recorded one-way video interview with role-specific questions. As someone in recruiting who cares about candidate experience, I would never do this. It's impersonal and doesn't let candidates learn about the role, expectations, and team to see if it's a good fit before they spend more time. After the video interview, I had a recruiter second round interview. The interviewer seemed junior, unorganized, and unprepared. I asked about the full cycle recruitment process and how she ran her searches, but she couldn't give solid examples, which was concerning. She didn't have specifics on the team's DEI recruitment efforts or culture, nor their sourcing approach. When I asked about recruitment metrics and data-driven talent strategy goals, which this role would support, her answers were vague. It was clear there were organizational issues. I was kind of relieved to get an automated rejection email a week later.

Run far away from this company! Don't waste your time! It started with a recruiter call where they couldn't even answer basic questions about the job or company culture. Then there was a 24-page editing test that required printing, marking up, and returning. The next interview with the hiring manager went fine. The fourth interview was supposed to be with two team members. The recruiter asked for a meeting on Thursday at 11 am via email Wednesday at 1 pm, giving only 7 business hours' notice and asking for new questions. I replied after business hours the same day, stating I couldn't make it but proposed times for the next week. No response was received on Thursday or Friday. The following Monday, I was informed the job was offered to someone else. My follow-up email for clarification went unanswered. This company ghosted me after two interviews and a long test with no explanation. It was some of the most unprofessional behavior I've seen.