Mental Health Counselor applicants have rated the interview process at Options for Community Living with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 100% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mental Health Counselor roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Options for Community Living overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Options for Community Living as a Mental Health Counselor according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Drug test: 17%
Presentation: 17%
Background check: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Options for Community Living
Interview
HR recruiters are very friendly. Not intimidating at all, make you feel very comfortable and at ease. Questions are based on real life experiences/occurrences, really challenge you to question how you would respond.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if a client developed an unhealthy attachment to a specific staff member.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Options for Community Living (Smithtown, NY) in Dec 2012
Interview
The culture of the office was laid back yet professional and the HR personnel are very friendly. My first interview was at the main office with someone in Human Resources. Once I was called back for a second interview, I met with one of the managers at the site I would be working at to discuss the position. The manager asked me many hypothetical situations about how I would deal with unexpected client issues and crises. I must have answered correctly because I was offered the job within a few days after my second interview. You will also need to pass a TD/PPD test prior to employment and submit fingerprinting to the OMH (Office of Mental Health).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What made you want to work in this field? Aside from that I can't remember specific questions, besides given hypothetical situations, because the interview process was so long ago.