I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at MassChallenge (Boston, MA) in Jul 2021
Interview
We did a 30-minute phone interview. The department Director was the interviewer. I answered some basic and behavioral questions. Some behavioral questions are rare & tricky so make sure to prepare enough stories in advance.
Thank you for your feedback on your phone screen experience at MassChallenge. For each question we ask we have notes on what makes a good answer to ensure we are fair in evaluating candidates. We want candidates to be honest and speak to professional and lived experiences. If you have additional feedback, please reach me at paige@masschallenge.org
Fairly easy and straight forward process, not difficult at all. However, I was told after the first interview that I would be doing another interview in a week or so and that the interviewer worded it as if I would certainly be receiving this second round interview and I had even asked questions to confirm that.
However, much to my surprise I was sent back a generic rejection email two weeks later instead of another interview after being ghosted for feedback on the first round. It's normal to be ghosted and sent a rejection email however it's unprofessional to go back on a promise of an interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want this position?
Several behavioral questions and related to what the position entails.
Thank you for your feedback on your interview experience at MassChallenge. In phone screens, we have a goal of making sure we clearly outline the next steps in the interview process so that candidates know what to expect if they move forward. We share the next steps with everyone to be transparent about our process. We don’t decide who to advance until we finish all phone screens to check for unconscious bias. From your experience, your conversation didn’t follow our protocol and I will make sure to share this feedback with our hiring managers so we can correct it. If you have additional feedback or want to learn more about our process, please reach out to me at paige@masschallenge.org
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