The first round interview was a group interview, which are normally terrible; however, Meltwater structured their's in a very appropriate way. Each candidate (about 10 in my interview) was given equal time to speak when asked a question, and they did not ask questions that would pit candidates against each other. Instead, they even had us do a collaborative presentation in small groups with the other applicants. I did not make it to the second round individual interview though, so do not know what that process was like.

I was extremely uncomfortable during this interview. The group interview they were obviously looking for the “coolest” people in the room. Hardly any speaking time per person. Then the individual interview. The hiring manager asked me multiple times if I was “sure” I could go into sales—something I highly doubt he asked the male candidates there. Then he asked me to list the other candidates that I thought were the best and worst by name. It was extremely unprofessional. I was uncomfortable the whole interview and was ultimately relieved that I didn’t get the job.