HOW WE HIRE....
We know that hiring processes may seem enormous, but we do not want you to feel overwhelmed at Meristem. We want all our potential talents, irrespective of the job grade to have access to the same information.
Meristem’s hiring process forms an integral part of creating a Meristar-delight experience. We care deeply about our teams and our people.
To build our team, we consider the need for diversity and inclusion of which a transparent hiring process is one of the first steps for us to achieve this.
We’ve gone ahead to lay out details on our recruitment process to provide a tangible map to serve as a guide for you to follow both visually and verbally as you go through our recruitment process.
INTROSPECTION
Don’t be surprised, the hiring process starts with you! Before you start applying, take some time to ask yourself a few of these questions:
- What do you enjoy more? solving problems or proposing ideas? a problem solver or a thinker?
- Has more of your achievements come from individual effort or teamwork?
- What is the most rewarding job you've ever had? Why?
- Describe the best team you ever worked with. What made that experience stand out for you?
- What is your career path? What are your personal short-term and long-term objectives?
Consider all the best, most rewarding elements of your experience, and let them come together to create a picture of where you want to go next in your career. Your skills, interests, and goals are the result of your experiences, your triumphs, and your failures. If we hire you based on your skills, we’ll get a skilled employee, if you’re hired based on your skills, and your enduring passions, and your distinct experiences and perspectives, we would select a “Meristar” and that's exactly what we want.
Your resume:
Build job-specific resume by:
- Be specific in your career profile
- Aligning your skills and experience with the job description, tie your work directly to the role of requirements.
- Be specific about projects you’ve worked on or managed, the outcome, and how the success was measured: Accomplished (A) as measured by (B) by doing (C)
- Tell us about your leadership role, how big was your team, and the scope of your work.
- For recent university graduates or little experience include school-related projects or course work that correlate with the relevant skills and knowledge.
- We know that it could be quite long but try to keep it concise and precise. Quality and not quantity is the way to go.
Apply Online:
Focus on the jobs that delight you and you’re a match for.
Online assessments: Our recruitment process begins with a brief online assessment, which is a Game-based assessment after your resume has passed our screening process
Case Study: We sometimes present case studies to candidates (don’t stress, they’re not that scary and we won’t spring this on you without warning) it helps us understand how you think and approach problems. We’ll let you know about any additional materials we’ll need early on.
In-depth interviews: We get excited about interviewing and take it seriously, but it’s also meant to be friendly, warm, and allows you to get to know us better too. We’re guided by our goal of creating an equitable and inclusive experience where candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds have an opportunity to succeed.
1st Level Interview: This is mostly conducted with the hiring manager, member of the HR team, and other team members related to the hiring managers’ department.
HBU Interview: Once you are successful at the 1st level of the interview, you are moved to this stage where you meet with all Heads of our Business Unit.
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In the end, we want above all to assess your skills and see if you and this role are a perfect match.
Learn more about how to prepare for our interview.
Decision
Once you are successful at the final stage of the interview, we would call you to make an offer and you can be sure you are on your way to becoming a Meristar!