I applied online. I interviewed at JP Energy Partners (Irving, TX) in Mar 2017
Interview
The interview process was simple and straight forward. I was interviewed by the AP Manager, AP Supervisor, and HR Vice President for the role in question via a panel interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The company was more concerned about my length of time in this role with previous employers and if I could deal with difficult people.
I interviewed at JP Energy Partners (Irving, TX) in Mar 2014
Interview
All said and done, it was a positive experience going through the interview process at this company. Initial phone interview, then asked to come in and meet one of the VPs. Less than a week later heard back and wanted a second interview to meet again but with another VP included. They were very professional and friendly and didn't beat around the bush. They explained what they were looking for in the candidate filling the position and were very detailed about their needs and expectations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your career goal in the long-run? / "what have you wanted to be when you grew up"
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at JP Energy Partners (Irving, TX)
Interview
One of the most grueling and disorganized interviews I've ever faced.
The first interview I was thrown between three different directors, two of which had no idea what to ask me and stumbled over every word as they tried to figure out what to do. Both directors ran out of the room to find someone before throwing me back in with HR to interview. Despite this, they are outwardly friendly.
The second interview was ridiculous. No interview should take 4 hours but this was something else entirely.
I was placed in a room and told to wait. Followed by an interview with HR. This was the easy part. What followed was individual interviews with at least 4 of the companies VP's. Each asking the same questions, each seeming like they didn't want to be there.
This was not an interview, it was an interrogation. The questions weren't hard, but at no point did this seem like a two way process where I could see if this was the company I wanted to work for. I simply felt pressured, uncomfortable, and after four hours in a hot room I was exhausted.
I apparently got it easy. Other staff reported being interviewed for half a day like me, then being excused for lunch and asked to come back for a final wrap up.