I was contacted by Wayfair for a role in the HR department. I had 1 phone screen, and then 3.5 hours of interviews in-person with 7 different people. I was given the impression from the beginning that I was a great candidate, only to find out that the team was divided and they chose not to hire me because not everyone was on board. THEY reached out to me for this role, complimented my case studies, and then didn't hire me. I never even applied! The process felt WAY too political for a place that claims to have a "start-up" culture. The whole experience felt unprofessional.
Variety of different interviewers in sequence - not a lot of synchronisation between interviewers. Interesting company but salary offered was below expectations I stated at the start of the process.
I was very excited about this potential opportunity and was invited for a first round interview and then was ghosted. I sent a few follow up emails over a course of a few weeks and was never given any update. It’s as if the recruiter accidentally sent me an invite and then didn’t provide any update whatsoever and just ghosted me. If an Recruiter who’s the first point of contact is rude to prospective candidates I can only imagine what the true culture is like. Horrible experience!
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Wayfair (Denver, CO)
Interview
Contacted by an internal recruiter who was very unresponsive. The hiring manager seemed preoccupied during our video interview and even appeared to be answering emails. Made it very apparent that there is some serious internal chaos happening, dodged a bullet by not joining this company!
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Question 1
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