Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso SCENE (Toronto, ON) nel mese di mag 2026
Colloquio
I applied to what I understood to be an internal posting, only to be contacted by a third-party recruitment firm. The recruiter informed me that my pre-screen interview would be recorded and graded before being sent to the hiring manager — which felt unusual from the start. Even more odd: I received a candidate feedback form before the pre-screen had fully concluded.
I was told to expect next steps within a week. Four weeks passed with complete silence. Then, without warning, I received a call one afternoon saying the hiring manager wanted to meet me. The follow-up moved quickly — a hiring manager interview and then a panel interview, both scheduled in rapid succession.
I came to the panel fully prepared with relevant experience and well-researched talking points. Instead, the questions were surface-level and generic — nothing that would meaningfully assess a senior candidate’s capabilities or fit.
After the panel, I heard nothing. I followed up twice. Still nothing.
The lack of basic courtesy at the close of a multi-round process is telling. Other reviewers have noted similar patterns here, and my experience unfortunately confirmed them. The hiring process is a window into how an organization operates — and this one raised real concerns about communication culture and respect for people’s time.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto 3 settimane. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso SCENE (Toronto, ON) nel mese di lug 2025
Colloquio
After applying online I heard back 2 weeks later. I received an invite from a third party supplier (which is weird) for the interview. Right away there were three red flags 1. The full time position listed in the posting was now a 1-year contract 2. The Interview was recorded and managed by an Ai tool - which surprised me I accepted because at that point what are you going to do. 3. Before the interview was even over I received an email link to fill out a survey about my interview experience. The questions were vague, heavily repeated. You could see the Ai transcribing. I was told that the recording would be graded and sent to the hiring manager who would then decide who to proceed with. It was just a gross degrading experience. And what is really awful is that I can't get a response as to what is happening to the recording - will it be deleted? At the end of the day, reading the other comments I know I dodged a bullet. I've never experienced a worse interview in my career.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto 7 settimane. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso SCENE nel mese di nov 2024
Colloquio
I applied for the Jr. Graphic Designer role in September and was contacted in November. The first round was with an external recruiter and included an AI bot that recorded the interview (consent was requested beforehand).
The second round was with the in-house graphic designer and marketing manager. This round included some repeated questions from the first round, along with behavioral and situational questions. There were also creative prompts, such as “what would you improve” in relation to existing work.
Outcome: The company decided not to move forward with any candidates for the role.
Overall Experience: Negative
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
How do you prioritize tasks when working on multiple projects at once?
What kind of visuals or messaging would you use to retain loyalty members? What would you improve?
Do you have any suggestions for seasonal email campaigns?