1. Meet and Greet at local restaurant for two hours. Business casual. Introduced myself to all 3 of the college recruiters stayed for about an hour and a half (first impression is key).
2. On campus Interview. One recruiter went through some powerpoint slides with me before hand. Slides includes the 3 step process of ISN (1. collect 2. verify 3. connect), organizational chart, benefits, edge program (development program). The initial questioning lasted no more than 15 minutes and I asked questions that dragged the interview out to a total of 30 min. There's are very short so don't be nervous if they cut you off. Do have questions ready though.
Questions they asked me:
-tell me about yourself
-describe what ISN does.
-describe a time you had to handle conflict.
-what would your supervisor at job X say about you?
-and more questions about my resume. no more than 6 questions total were asked. very short.
At the end of my interview they told me they wanted me to come to Dallas for a second round. I heard others received an invite via email. I think mine was in person because the second round was the following week. Quick turn around.
3. Night before the interview in Dallas all recruits received a tour of ISN. Followed by a two hour reception. At Reception, I took the initiative to talk to as many managers, supervisors, VPs as I could. Not a lot of time to do in two hours. I also had several questions ready to ask them.
The interview was the next day. It consisted of 4 rotations:
1. Mini presentations given to recruits
-Have questions ready, they know who’s asking
2. Q&A Panel with new employees
-Have questions ready (ask about transition to Dallas, experience, etc.)
-They take notes on who is asking thoughtful questions
3. Speed Interviewing
- five interviews, 9 minutes each with middle to top mgt employees
-this is where you could be asked wild card questions, most are behavioral, some about your resume, etc.
-in small group scenario, there will be an interview with CEO however he doesn't ask the questions, you do. make a good first impression and ask questions *note he spends a lot of time answering them so there's not room for everyone to get a question in.
-Be personal and yourself
-Prepare at least one question per interviewer
*During lunch there were two ISN employees that sat at each table, again ask thoughtful questions, make small talk
4.Give 1-2min presentation, 8 mins for prep
-Hit on key points- intro & conclusion
-My potential topics were: (these were emailed to us the week before)
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