Walton Isaacson Interview Questions
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It was like interviewing with the most racist people because I wasn't Hispanic. They literally call themselves a DEI agency but if you aren't brown, you will get hostile looks. They should just state that you need to brown in their job listings.

I had an in-person interview with three people that lasted about two hours. First, I met with the direct manager, then the AE I would have worked with, and finally the market director overseeing all the accounts. Honestly, the whole process felt pretty bad. While I was fine with not getting the offer, they set up a 4pm call on a Monday to tell me I didn't get the internship, which struck me as really odd. They could have just emailed me the rejection instead of making me wait all day with hopes up. It was a really, really strange process.

Emily Yu will call you to set up an interview and then connect you directly with the executive team you'll be working with and reporting to. After that, you'll be asked to come in for an interview. The whole process takes about 5 days and isn't too difficult. They ask common questions, so no need to panic.

I found the job posting on LinkedIn and applied with a cover letter and resume. I got an email asking for a phone interview that same day. A few days later I had a pleasant phone call with an HR rep in the LA office (I was applying for a position in the Chicago office). We spoke for about 20 minutes and he asked me standard questions and told me a bit more about the position and the clients I would be working on. A few days after that, I received an email scheduling an in-person interview with five people at the company. When I arrived at the interview, I spoke briefly with another HR rep and then met with one of the department heads. She began the interview only to abruptly inform me that she hadn't actually looked at my resume beforehand, but was displeased with my two years of experience, saying that they were looking for more. She felt that, as a former New Yorker, she could be blunt with me in telling me that I shouldn't have even been invited in for the interview. After that, she proceeded to ask me more questions that I had trouble answering because I was slightly dumbfounded at how rude and unprofessional she had been. Deciding to continue with the horrid interview, I met with two more people who told me that I was unqualified for the position. I should have left, but stuck it out and was sorry I did. As I was leaving the office, the HR rep asked me how it went and I told him what happened. He seemed confused and a bit shocked and said he was going to figure out what went wrong. I can't believe how unprofessional the first woman I met with was, I can't believe the interview continued and, most of all, I can't believe that no one offered me an apology at the interview for wasting my time. I was hoping for some kind of apology email as a follow up, but none came. Very unimpressed. If the company can't even bother to read a resume before they schedule an interview, what else can't they do? I may be "unqualified" in their eyes, but I would never let something like that happen and I would never be so rude to an applicant. I should have stayed away from this company based on the other reviews on this site. Seems like everyone hates working there.