Meet & Greet with the Team - What to expect?

Erin Riebel, PMP

December 14,2023 at 3:47PM UTC

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Meet & Greet with the Team - What to expect?

On 12/20, I am doing my 3rd (and last) interview for a Sales Enablement Analyst position. It is going to involve an hour interview with 3 key leaders in the company's Learning and Development team, an hour break, and then a 45 minute interview with the VP of Learning and Development.

I've never done a meet & greet, and the internet gives conflicting information on what this means. It's everything from 'expect to be drilled further on your technical qualifications and put on the hot seat' to 'you pretty much got the job and they are just doing a vibe check with those you'll work along side.'

I want to say the latter, but I'm not sure. I had the phone interview with the internal recruiter on 12/11, and meeting with the Senior Director of Training on 12/12, who told me 'they still had to interview other candidates.' To my surprise, I got a call on 12/13 saying I am being moved to the last round, and was informed that interview would be 12/20. They are moving very fast (which I appreciate), and I question what if any other candidates their are given their speed in this.

Ladies who have been moved quickly through the interview process and done meet & greets with the team, how did that pan out for you? What do you think I should expect? Thank you in advance, and happy holidays!

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Elizabyth HarringtonDecember 14,2023 at 4:25PM UTC
It should be the latter, but be prepared for the former. I was at a company that made everyone go through a complete interview process just to move to another team. I went through this twice where the first "interview" (which was with the hiring manager and pretty easy) would be followed up by a "meet/greet." While I was told both times that this was just a formality, both instances ended up being antagonistic interviews with people who grilled me on all kinds of project-specific, insider information that I had no way of knowing prior to joining the team.
Erin Riebel, PMPDecember 14,2023 at 4:52PM UTC
Interesting they would do that to an internal hire, especially if you passed the first round! Did you end up getting those promotions?
AnonymousDecember 14,2023 at 7:55PM UTC
I've found these meet and greet to be a bit less formal and more of a conversational style interview to review cultural fit along with a review of skills/experience/expertise.
AnonymousDecember 14,2023 at 10:33PM UTC
It could go either way. I have had both happen. If it's a private/public company, non-profit, or other NGO, it is more likely a casual conversational experience. If it is a government agency (city/county/state, etc.), then be prepared for the third degree and ready to answer all of the questions in detail that you did on their "additional questionnaire" that was specific to the job requirements.
AnonymousDecember 15,2023 at 2:46PM UTC
I'd consider this a panel interview - they're trying to see how you gel with the team, and to cover as many questions from as many angles as they can. Ideally, each one will be given a pillar to focus on (technical skill, culture, case study, etc.)
Just bring all the same questions you would for a technical interview and a behavioral interview and your questions for them.
AnonymousDecember 15,2023 at 4:30PM UTC
You said you're having two interviews with a break in-between. That's not a meet-and-greet, unless you're talking about that break. If that's lunch with future coworkers, just talk a little about safe topics in your life (cocktail party level), and be sure to ask everyone how long they've worked there, if they've lived other places, etc.
You're definitely being interviewed, no matter what you call it.
AnonymousDecember 15,2023 at 7:22PM UTC
asking here is not the right thing. Ask the hiring manager what you should expect so that you can be prepared. Ask them if this is still a part of the vetting process and if so what they will be assessing you on.
Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistDecember 16,2023 at 11:32PM UTC
I would reach out to the recruiter and ask them what you can expect.
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!