A total lack of respect all around.
A recruiter with Cengage reached out to me to interview for the role, we spoke for a bit and the convo was quite pleasant. They asked for my salary expectations and said they would follow up with me in a couple of days. After a week of waiting, I reached out to see if they were still interested, I was told they absolutely were and that they were looking into approving a budget for the role. They apologized for the delay in getting back to me and asked if I can wait a few moredays to hear back. I didn't hear back so I followed up two weeks later and got the same message. It has now been months and Ive since accepted a role elsewhere. I am writing this review because I am tired of companies showing a complete lack of respect when working with candidates. Doing stuff like this to a candidate on a normal day leads to incredible anxiety let alone doing it during a pandemic when candidates are possibly job-less and experiencing tremendous stress.
Pick up the phone, send an email--it doesn't even need to be personalized but, do not leave candidates hanging. It is mean, irresponsible and shows a complete lack of care.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cengage
Interview
I initially spoke to the recruiter who felt I was a good fit. However, when I interviewing with the hiring person, I didn’t think it was a good fit. I was relieved I didn’t get a job offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I don’t remember the specific questions anymore. I just remember them asking me for particular previous experiences in areas I had no previous experience in. It was awkward.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cengage (Louisville, KY) in Jul 2020
Interview
I was contacted by recruiter to set up a zoom interview. The interview was with 2 employees. The manager and the Human Resources lady . The manager looked like she had just got out of bed and the HR lady was holding her baby while they interviewed me . They were very unprofessional. The interview took 5 minutes top . I would not recommend wasting your time with this company .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you do if your computer is not turning on ?