I applied online and submitted a resume. A few days later I received a call from the company and was asked some basic questions, including whether I smoked or not. After that I was invited to take a computerized test at their facility, before which I was asked to complete an online questionnaire online which tested basic skills and ethics and asked again whether I smoked or did any drugs. After the computerized test I was invited back for an interview for a position determined by the testing. I was then walked around the potential department by a supervisor and then interviewed by a manager. Reynolds & Reynolds is a conservative company and wants their interviewees to come in suits and act polite. Since movement through the company is relatively slow, if you can talk up the manager that is interviewing you and find common ground and can fit into their "old boys club," you will be much more likely to get the job.

I took a long, detailed online assessment. I gave one phone interview, and was told I would be given a second phone interview. In the meantime I was sent an additional set of application questions, and an ethics assessment. Several days later, I received an email stating I was not getting the job, despite having been told I would receive another interview. In the end my two qualms are this: 1) I was told I would receive a second interview, and this turned out not to be true. 2) The questions on the supplemental application and ethics assessment were awkward and invasive. I give a few examples below. The supplemental application asked many questions about my spouse (I am not married, and there was no "if applicable" anywhere on the page), as well as inquiring if I had car, child support or alimony payments. The ethics assessment was very fixated on two particular issues: marijuana, and stealing. 55 questions, and nearly every single one was about my views on marijuana and stealing.