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Sunday, April 6, 2008

"J" Company Jobs

This is where you can read about, post details on and/or search for information regarding the interview process for all companies beginning with the letter "J."

Posted by Max Joblander at Sunday, April 06, 2008

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Anonymous said...

JP Morgan Chase (contracted through Modis IT Staffing)

Position:
Network Engineer
6 Month contract to hire with JP Morgan Chase. This position is part of the Enterprise Site Engineering Team and reports to the ESE Manager.

Current status in the interview process:
3/24 – recruiter emailed me to let me know that she still had not heard anything back as JPM was still reviewing resumes.
3/20 – Emailed recruiter at Modis to see if she’d heard any news from JPM and they were still reviewing resumes.
3/13 – Spoke with recruiter on the phone and emailed her my resume direct
3/13 – Left voice mail for recruiter

Salary information:
Because it’s a contract position, I know that Contract Houses charge outrageous hourly rates so I adjusted my rate accordingly.
When asked what my salary requirements were, I said: “I did some research and found that an appropriate hourly rate for this type of position is in the $28-$30 range so if that’s in the realm, that would be fantastic.” It was in the realm.

May 12, 2008 at 10:10 AM
Anonymous said...

Company Name:
James Hardie Building Products

Position:
Interior Sales Representative

Current status in the interview process:
7/17 – Offer was extended but I’m still undecided. Relocation is mandatory and promotion eligibility is possible approximately 9 to 24 months after hire.
7/14 – Interview day! I arrived in California Wednesday night at about 11:00 p.m., picked up my car they provided, drove to my hotel they provided, got 3 hours of sleep and still managed to arrive at the interview 15 minutes early. Let me tell you, the interview is quite a process. First thing I did was took a 1 hour long personality profile test. Then, there were a series of 3 interviews, me versus 2 managers. All in all, it was a great learning experience and, although it was challenging, it definitely helped increase my resilience and endurance for long interviews. Great bunch of people though. The interview ended at about 12:30 and my flight home was at 2:00 so, as you might imagine, I had to hustle to be on time for that.
6/22 – Interview preparation:
The Hirequest recruiter was very helpful in providing these guidelines:
Preparation
• Bring your completed application (please do not put “see resume” on your application)
• Dress is business casual- dockers, polo shirt or button down shirt
• You must have researched the company, job, industry and made some notes
Interview Process
• You will be in your interview for 1 to 2 hours and may meet several managers
• You must have a thorough understanding of James Hardie company and the job. It is very important that you know what they sell and have looked at the products in the store.
• You will be asked if you are open to relocate and what cities you prefer. They can pay relocation expenses.
• Interview Expectations
• You will be asked several detailed questions about your background and will be asked to give examples REALTED TO THE FOLLOWING: LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC THINKING, MARKETING, TEAM WORK, FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, PROBLEM SOLVING, ADAPTABAILITY, SELLING SKILLS, CUSTOMER VALUE

Problem Solving Ability
• I try to look an issue with a methodical approach and combine intelligence, logic and creativity to devise a practical solution.
• Break a complex problem into its component parts
• Use my judgment to identify value
• Generate a creative range of solutions to the problem
• Identify the most likely or attractive solutions

Communicate recommendations and take action by implementing the solutions
• You may be asked to elaborate on each answer or be more specific.
• You should have some questions prepared that are different than the typical questions
• You should be prepared to explain their product, what you know about their competitors, what your selling strategy would be
• You need to show your enthusiasm and energy for the company and job

POSSIBLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ASKED OF YOU
• Tell me about yourself (other than what I can read on your resume)
• What are your top 3 choice cities to relocate to?
• Have you ever had to put together a sales strategy?
• Who do you think our client base is?
• Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years?
• What are the 4 P’s of Marketing? PRODUCT, PRICE, PLACE, PROMOTION
• Have you ever done presentations to a large group of people?
• Do you ever use finances as part of your decision making?
• Please tell me an accomplishment you are proud of?
• What unique objection have you had and how did you overcome it?
• Tell me about a time the morale was down with your team and how you rallied the team (Sports, work, classmates, etc)
• How were you positioned against your competition at your last job?
• Tell me about a time you had to sell your ideas to your boss?

6/22 – He called me back and we went through a 30 minute phone interview so he could ask me questions to see if I would be a good fit for the position. After confirming that I was fine with the amount of travel involved with this position, he said: “Sounds great! I’m going to go ahead and recommend you for an interview with James Hardie direct!” Awesome, I thought! Then, to my surprise, he said: “the interview is in California, are you available on 7/14 to fly out?” “Sure, I said!” The James Hardie staffing coordinator called me later in the day to give me flight details.
6/21 – Called and left a voice mail for the recruiter.
6/15 – Called Hirequest to see if could find out which recruiter was handling the James Hardie position. Bingo, got his name, phone number and email address. Instantly emailed my resume directly to the correct recruiter. The idea here is to try and make direct contact with someone instead of just sending your resume and having it end up in some database somewhere.
6/12 – Found this job posting on Careerbuilder and emailed my resume to the National Recruiting Specialists over at Hirequest.

Salary information:
$35,000 base per year with potential of a $2,500 bonus per quarter
F150 company vehicle, cell phone, laptop,
Paid relocation - $3K-$6K

May 12, 2008 at 10:49 AM

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