DISH Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details Was called the very next day and asked basic questions. I was told I would get a call in a few days. The next week rolls around and I called the recruiter and left a message asking for the status. 2 hours later I get a e-mail saying they moved on in the hiring process.

Interview Details The day after I applied online and completed the assessment I was emailed by HR for an interview. I was interviewed by two managers within the department and then by the hiring manager separately. Also took more assessments during my visit for interviews. I didn't hear anything for a couple of weeks. Actually I was contacted by another HR representative for a different position and went in for the interview before I was offered the job.

Interview Details Several conversations pre interview and long time between interview and contact.

Negotiation Details – non negotiable position

Interview Details Step 1: On-line application followed by a Wonderlic test.
Step 2: phone interview that lasted about 40 minutes with a recruiter from corporate. We discussed my resume and the Ops Mgr position. Typical interview questions included 'why are you interested in the position?' and questions about my management experience. After the phone interview I received another email informing me that they are going forward with the interview process and there was a link to more testing. This time the testing was GMAT type questions (math and reading comprehension) and a bit more challanging.
Step 3: physical interview with location manager on site. Again two more rounds of tesing. An hour long test involving more readiing comprehension (challanging) followed by another Wonderlic. After the testing the interview started. It was a one-on-one interview in which I was again asked about my management experience. I came prepared with a list of questions and the interview turned into the interviewee interviewing the interviewer. Nevertheless, we didnt really click and considering we would be working together and he would be my boss, I knew right away that I wasnt interested and considered calling it a wrap, but went on for the simple experience. I gave the manager all the opportunity to answer the tough questions; why was Dish voted 2012's worst company to work for? And, what changes has Dish/you personally made to improve on that stigma? His answer was this: 'former associates now have a forum (in the web) to display their complaints and they were likely the lower performers" and he quoted the founder of Dish saying something similar to 'people either perform, or they dont fit wel in the company'. So you can read between the lines there. Oh, and as to what he has done to make Dish better, "reduce staffing to only 2 (out of 12) associates on Thanksgiving, Chirstmas, and New Year's Day. At that point it was almost commical to me. This is 2013 correct? So it ended well and he said that Dish will email me either way letting me know if they are interested, the recruitor told me that as well. Notifying applicants is part of their process, and athough I certainly appreciate that, its nothing to hang your hat on, so to speak.
About the position...the manager told me that they arrive at the office between 6-6:30 and the days ends around 7-8pm. Benefits were typical corporate, but I was told that vacation was 5 days the first year and 10 the second. Yikes! I now understand why Dish was voted the worst company to work for in 2012 and if I am offered a contract I will politely decline. I hope this helps someone in the future.

Interview Details Applied via LinkedIn contacted within a few hours by HR . Had Initial Phone screen on the spot. Directed to take an online assessment. Basic business math and self description personality questions. Invited in for face to face with GM and OM. Good guys, basic questions like why Dish? Why this position? What is the difference between a leader and a manager, what are short/long term goals.

Interview Details After applying I received an email from a recruiter to do some assessments. They took a good 2 hours and required things like basic math and logic problems. Basically everything you forgot from high school when you went to college. After that I got a phone call to set up an interview and told about the job. I agreed to do the interview (thinking I wasn't going to get the job and it didn't matter since I had accepted another job offer before) The interview was me taking another assessment and then meeting with my potential bosses and their bosses. There was very little feed back if they even liked me or not but I was told they wanted to move forward in the hiring process. This was a Friday. On Monday i was called to go take a drug test and they were doing my background check. I did my drug test that Tuesday and was told that I would hear from someone by the end of the week. Nothing. I waited and two weeks after my interview I got the offer officially with the offer letter. I still don't know if they wanted me as an employee out of liking me or whatever they were thinking.

Interview Details It took for ever to get hired. Not professional!

Negotiation Details – No negotiating

Interview Details Long drawn out corporate hiring process involving many phone calls and emails.

Negotiation Details – no negotiation. Starting wage is pre set for this position.

Interview Details Initial Screen with Recruiter.
Online assessments to make sure you graduated high school.
Quick Phone call with person I would report to.
One on One interview on-site with more assessments.

Everyone was really nice and easy to get along with.

Reason for Declining – Pay less than market rates in Denver. Benefits are less than market. But you get free Dish...