Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Detention Action as 66.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.33 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Advocacy and Communications and Campaigns Officer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Advocacy and Campaigns roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Detention Action takes an average of 32 days when considering 3 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Advocacy had the quickest hiring process (on average 3 days), whereas Communications and Campaigns Officer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
I interviewed at Detention Action (London, England)
Interview
Two stage involving press release draft and then advocacy exercises, everyone was very nice. Advocacy / interview lasted approx 30 mins and involved questions about my background, past work, and ideological interest in their work
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Detention Action (London, England) in Mar 2024
Interview
Before the interview I was sent a 15 pages document to review, with the instructions of drafting a series of tweet about the content of the document, and be prepared to explain my reasoning.
The decision was communicated via an automated email sent on a Friday at 5.05pm. I was never given any feedback, or any reason regarding the negative decision, despite promises that I would get called to offer said feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think are the main issues faced by migrants in the UK today?
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Detention Action (London, England) in Feb 2018
Interview
First had to send in an application form given by the organisation. The interview process involved an informal chat with one of the senior staff in a down-to-earth environment.