California Simi Valley Position

I wanted to share with you my experience interviewing with the VP of HR at the Simi Valley office.

She said she had been interviewing for the position for over two years. I'm not surprised. Her insecurity and fear of others who may know more than her was obvious. She actually snapped at me for a comment I made about the position!

While she shared with me her pet peeve that projects should not have errors due to misunderstandings, "they should be right the first time, so ask questions," she went on later in the interview to tell me about a mistake she made in front of an executive team. Her response to my asking how the team felt about her presenting her work with an error was, "we all make mistakes!"

Even her assistant warned me about her behaviour and how she was looking forward to having the position filled so there was someone between her and this woman.

Be warned, looks like Countrywide likes to hire people who are insecurity and have a low self-esteem that causes fear and distrust!

Jeri in Canoga Park, California said: I wanted to share with you my experience interviewing with the VP of HR at the Simi Valley office.

She said she had been interviewing for the position for over two years. I'm not surprised. Her insecurity and fear of others who may know more than her was obvious. She actually snapped at me for a comment I made about the position!

While she shared with me her pet peeve that projects should not have errors due to misunderstandings, "they should be right the first time, so ask questions," she went on later in the interview to tell me about a mistake she made in front of an executive team. Her response to my asking how the team felt about her presenting her work with an error was, "we all make mistakes!"

Even her assistant warned me about her behaviour and how she was looking forward to having the position filled so there was someone between her and this woman.

Be warned, looks like Countrywide likes to hire people who are insecurity and have a low self-esteem that causes fear and distrust!

I was with CW 2 years ago at the Simi Valley, CA office in training management. Before I was hired an HR VP convinced me to take that position over one in another division. Every month an email was released giving the attrition rate within our division (which was huge). It averaged 25%! Can you imagine how a company functions with an annual attrition rate of 25%? Something wrong there, maybe? This department celebrates everything ostensibly, but glosses over the obvious flaws within their systems, lack of adequate office space, low pay, top-heavy management staff, and long hours. And if you make waves by trying to improve things you can get singled out for retribution. Nice company, huh!!

Retribution at CountryWide is extensive- wake up! Its a Sr. Corporate directive. I wasted 5 years as an AVP and Bill in LA is right. Tyranical despots command sr managment 90% of mid Managment and 95% brnach management; That is their culture that is how they do business- and if you do not conform to tyrannical despotism you will need to be "invaluable" for what it is you bring to them- but you, dear fool, will never receive the bonuses, splits, overtime, rewards, recognition CW promised you to get you to work for them and work work work you will while play rant rave demean and fire they will- get out, better yet don't waste your life and career there.

This audit department has an attrition rate of 30%+.