UNIFORM (Singapore) interview questions

My interview was 5 years ago, before I knew about the existence of Glassdoor. Despite it being years ago, it was so traumatic that it left such a deep impression. It is still the worst interview I’ve ever experienced to date. Long story short, despite being advertised as a full time position, they will criticise you so hard and make you feel so worthless, then end it by offering an internship position. I vaguely recall them offering me $350 a month instead of $400 in other reviews, as a degree holder. They are not nice people, at all. Though I guess this also makes them great at what they do because you’d never guess by the way they portray themselves over social media. I remain disgusted by their behaviour. So, I was interviewed by the founder and another lady. After a quick check, I can confirm that the founder is still in the company, but am not sure about the lady. I know she was made partner a year or so after my interview though. I remember entering a small office which was filled with staff but without any chatter. Everyone was buried in their work and I was brought to a table to wait for my turn. Shortly after, I was led upstairs to an open office, zero privacy and I’m very sure everyone could hear the entire interview. First and foremost, they nitpicked on the “Interest” portion of my resume and began quizzing me about it. Not in a light-hearted way, too. It was at that point that I started to realise this interview might have been a mistake. Back then, as a fresh graduate, I only had a tiny bit of experience working on marketing for an SME before my interview, and naturally included it in my resume. The interviewers searched for the social media accounts in front of me, and began criticising and accusing my previous company of buying followers. Whether it was the truth or not, I wouldn’t know considering it was not my doing. However, they did not spare a glance at the content which was curated, because they were too busy bashing about the follower count. They did not care about your abilities or skills, it truly felt like they were just there to pick up things in order to break you down. It was beyond the questions they asked. It’s their whole demeanour and attitude. The arrogance. For a while, I truly felt like I was at fault for what I experienced but a sudden surge of memory prompted me to search them on Glassdoor and found this. I’m glad I wasn’t alone and that I wasn’t overthinking this experience all these years. If you felt like crap after the interview, then like what the other reviewer said, don’t feel bad about it. It’s what they do, and you’re so much better off not joining them.

The entire interview process was just plain distasteful and horrid. I read the 2 reviews posted by ex-staff about the company and it seems that I am not alone on my negative views about this company. Email exchanges between the recruiter and myself was professional and friendly. But when I went down to their office for the official interview, I quote a glassdoor reviewer "they are not as nice as they seem". I arrived for the interview on time, entered their office, and was shown to chair by a staff who looked like a tired zombie to wait for the interviewers. The waiting time was alright, around 20 minutes and they had a cute dog in the office to kill my time. I was then greeted by the recruiter and brought to a small open space office for my interview. I was introduced, and introduced myself officially to the recruiter and the Manager who gave me a black face, and refused to accept my handshake. I assume I am nothing but a lowly job applicant who does not have the honour of shaking her royal hand. At that point all my alarm bells started ringing, and my impression of this company worsened every minute. The environment was tense, staff looked like they lacked sleep, and the Manager seemed as if I stepped on her tail. With a steam roller. Multiple times. Nevertheless, I did not get the job. No loss on my part. I will list down some questions that I was asked in the interview. They will tell you that you will have to start from the bottom (if you do not have any related experience) with a monthly salary of less than $1000. You may be a degree holder but this "rule" will apply to you as well. Tldr: You will be constantly pressured and be treated with little to no respect from the management during your interview. If you feel terrible about yourself and your lack of ability, after the interview, do not worry about it. You're just not "cool" enough to be part of the mean girls squad. You'll definitely find other opportunities out there. However, if you would like to attempt a high-level interview session to personally up your interview skills, I would recommend applying for a position with them.