Wildlife Conservation Society Interview Questions
& Process

It included an interview and an online exercise (creating a visual using their branding and tweets), followed by a second interview. After this first stage (interview+exercise), I received no feedback, even after following up.

The Wildlife Conservation Society has a process that involves reviewing your application, then a phone screening, followed by panel interviews, and sometimes a skills assessment. They look at your experience, if you align with their mission, and your technical or role-specific expertise—overall a great company to interview with.

So, first they reviewed my CV. Then there was a written test. It was about how to do literature review. They gave one example writing, and I had to find the sources for the references and comment on the quality of the example. After I reached out to HR and my mentor, I had to fill out a sheet about my project preferences and availability.

I talked to HR, then a recorded video interview with two team members, and finally the hiring manager. Getting updates from HR was difficult; they eventually said the email was in drafts. They repeatedly told me they were going in a different direction and hadn't found a good fit in 6 months, which made the whole thing a really bad experience. It seemed like nobody knew what the job was about. The panel interview, without the hiring manager because they were 'too busy', was mostly behavioral, so I didn't get much time to discuss my experience or ask questions. The hiring manager didn't seem to have read my application and assumed my international health experience meant I wouldn't understand conservation or the 'language'. This felt condescending, especially when HR ghosted me and I had to chase them for updates after being told a decision would come in a few days. Interviews with fellow vets shouldn't be insulting. I'm also moving on, as far away as possible. If this is how they treat applicants, I doubt working there would be good.