I hadn't had an interview process like this before. The 1st step was to have a chat over coffee with the head of one of the groups - that was informal, with the person providing background about the company, how it started, the growth, the focus areas, and the needs of the role. I was asked to describe myself, what I was good at, what I had achieved, what I was proud about, what sort of place I wanted to work for. There was also some questions about my CV - including why I had left a previous job in less than 6 months. At the end I was asked if I would participate in a "presentation" style interview. For the presentation interview I was asked to prepare a 5-10 min presentation on something that I had been involved in, and talk about what it was, why, some challenges & how we had solved them, and a bit of background. The actual presentation had 4 people in it and took a lot longer as they asked a lot of questions. The best thing about this was that I felt that I really got to know the type of people I would be working with, and it gave me a lot of confidence that I would like to work here.

Excellent. I really enjoyed the process. I felt valued and respected during the entire process which took no more than 2 weeks. Having the entire leadership team interview was not intimidating, they were all very personable and professional and made me feel comfortable. They paid attention throughout and having that level of attention paid and timeliness to a decision during the hiring process is a good indication of the importance they place on their staff.