choco 

communications 

gmbh

Vorstellungsgespräche

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Ihr hättet mich einstellen sollen :-)

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Please treat candidates with respect. If you are giving a second interview make sure to be present. Ignoring the candidate for weeks and then sending an automatic refusal email is beyond rude and disrespectful

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Conducted two interviews with choco. The communication went very fast. Valuable and honest feedback was provided by the HR, stating the reasons for not taking the next steps in the hiring process. Hence, some valuable takeaways.

Verbesserungsvorschläge

People in Berlin start up scene know all about Rocket Internet companies. They generally clone well-known products, are run by young business school graduates, are notoriously disorganized, and treat their employees badly. From the outside, Choco seems to meet all the criteria. My interview process was all run by inexperienced people who seemed to put more emphasis on startup clichés like "hustle", "hyper growth", and "stealth" than actually building a proper product (try downloading the app or check LinkedIn to see how many engineers they have) or treating candidates with respect. I've never had interviewers be so consistent late for interviewers, for example. Also, to me it was clear that this company wants disciples, not critical employees. They respond badly to questions about their product and business model in interviews, and don't like nuanced answers to questions from their side, preferring praise and unquestioning enthusiasm for their "disruptive" and "sustainable" product (they have proven neither of these yet by the way).
This could be a cool company but they are off to a pretty bad start on the hiring front. You should aim for much higher professionalism.

Verbesserungsvorschläge

- Show more transparency with your salary expectations. When the candidate asks if one's expectation meets yours, don't confirm it and later on use that as a reason for not hiring. 30.000 a year for CSM is an undervalued number which can hardly be balanced out with culture on the long run.
- Final interview is with one of the CEOs. I can only speak to one of them who has the strategy to intimidate the applicant. He doesn't show any emotions, asks though questions and makes you feel little. That was not only my impression but also confirmed by current employees. To his opinion new hires feel motivated when you leave the interview feeling very small but learn later on that you passed and can start. From my perspective, it only goes to show that he is not interested in making a human connection with people but rather squeezing them to the benefit of his company (which also explains the low pay).
-Choco receives massive funding through which they finance themselves. However, don't expect applicants to come up with business ideas on how to make money in the future when you are openly "flying under the radar" and don't provide full transparency about your business model.

Bewerbungsfragen

Verbesserungsvorschläge

- Deliver more information on the product for applicants
- Better structure of interviews, it was hard to tell which step tested which qualification/what were the takeaways of the specific steps

Bewerbungsfragen

Verbesserungsvorschläge

Erfahrene Personaler einstellen/ Der Interviewer wirkte abwesend und sehr unstrukturiert, kam zu spät, keine Vorstellung der eigenen Personen, der Position oder des Ablaufs...