Application Process & Interviews at Project Everest Ventures

I was already working as a casual before going into full time work. I put in an inquiry into a core team member about the role, conducted a phone interview, exchanged a few emails and had a 4 day intensive workshops with the CEO and head of operations.

Quite informative for my role but this was because I interned with them previously so they understood a lot around me and who I was as a potential employee. To attain the intern role I proved my worth during their country operations as a Group Leader.

The recruitment process for an overseas internship compared to the process for an internal graduate role are actually a bit different. For an internship, we have an online application and screening process, with an interview assessment following that. Depending on the role, with a grad position there are a series of interviews with different members of the business including role-specific aptitude tests and often a casual presentation about what you could bring to the position and how you would implement these changes.

The main questions asked for this role were more so based around where I want to be as a graduate and what path I want to strive for. As well as what areas will best enable me to get the most learnings.

What will you bring to this role? What are you hoping to get out of this role? From how this role has been done, what would you change and what would you keep the same?

As this was the first time my role had been created, the questions were predominantly based upon what kinds of tasks I felt were my strengths and weaknesses, and how I envisioned the role changing and growing over time.

Understand the company and be prepared for its culture. Hard skills can be learnt but knowing and living the company values are critical.

To be raw and show who you are as a person, rather than hiding behind a fake interviewee profile. To also understand why we do what we do and to show their passion in the interview.

My tip is to make sure that you know the social enterprise/start up space as best you can, as well as how you see yourself fitting into the role. We look for a cultural fit as much as someone who is great at what they do, so try to learn what you can about Project Everest beforehand and ask questions of us to make us think!