I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Brandner Communications (Federal Way, WA) in Mar 2023
Interview
The interview process was easy, it is a small family-owned company. Do not trust this company. The company could be a good 3rd option or 4th option. After 3 rounds of interview they gave me an offer & during the negotiation email they withdrew the offer saying that they thought I was not happy receiving the offer. How can someone know if I was happy or not through an email? They were very unprofessional, it is more like the decisions depend on their mood. I have never seen withdrawal of an offer.
I am attaching my offer details, hope this helps someone and be cautious and not trust them blindly. They also have 3 months probation period which is a rare thing in USA, it is possible that you could be thrown out after 3 months if their mood is bad by giving any random reason. They have 5 days work from office and block vacation dates during December.
Salary: $78,500/annually (paid bi-weekly)
401K/: 401K Match 100% of first 4% (first open period following first full year employment)
Dental Delta Dental Washington
Holidays Approximately: 10 days Vacation: 0-5yrs 10days, 6-10yrs 15 days, 11 plus yrs.
Sick Leave: Approximately 40 hours per year
Non-Compete: Required
Freelancing: None in same industry
Dress: Casual yet professional
Reviews :90 day & Annual (in May/June)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
More about cultural fit, less of technical questions.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Brandner Communications (Federal Way, WA)
Interview
Made it to the on-site interview and quickly realized how toxic the environment is. Honed in some unnecessary parts of the conversation and made judgmental comments about my views and background. When I would ask a question, they laughed as if my question was stupid/generic then followed it with a condescending answer. After the interview ended, I was told I would hear back within a week or so. Long story short, they never got back to me and actually ghosted me. The least they could do is send me a rejection email but clearly they don't care enough for that.
This company clearly had their employees write only good reviews to portray a fake image. I was genuinely excited to interview with them after seeing these reviews but quickly learned they encourage a toxic work environment and don't care for anyone else.
Complete waste of time but learned a lot. Don't interview here unless you want to be ridiculed, unappreciated, and ghosted. There's a clear lack of communication, respect, and authenticity in this company and I highly suggest you go elsewhere.
We are sorry that you had a negative interview experience. We are extremely proud of our team. We have been in business 30+ years with both long-term employees and clients. We believe in being authentic & kind. We apologize if that wasn’t your experience. We appreciate your feedback.
I applied online. I interviewed at Brandner Communications (Federal Way, WA) in Dec 2020
Interview
Interviewed with a manager, team, and one of the owners. Owners are obviously toxic in leadership. Definitely dodged a bullet. Owner was rude and incompetent. Why invite someone to an in person interview when you’ve haven’t read their resume beforehand. Literally asked me a bunch of questions that was already all there on my resume. Then realized I wasn’t qualified. Bunch of lazy people wasting people’s time.
Thank you for your feedback. We were doing back to back to back interviews in the middle of the pandemic. We apologize that our team wasn’t as prepared as they should have been and that your time was wasted. We are taking your honest feedback to heart.
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