Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Wayfair with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Manager roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Wayfair overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Wayfair as a Project Manager according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 67%
Presentation: 33%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Wayfair (Boston, MA)
Interview
Started with a recruiter phone screen asking high level questions about background and interest. From there, interviewed with four senior product folks on site, which took about a half day. One of the on site interviews consisted of a case study. Final interview was a chat with the hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Why do you want to work here / leave your previous company? 2. Typical behavioral based questions, like how you work with other people. 3. The case study was about how to optimize their supply chain network.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Wayfair
Interview
4 interviews. Introductory recruiting call, hiring manager 45 minutes, then panel of 5 30 min, 1 45 min case study with hiring manager. Mine was all virtual due to the time, but believe they are performing some onsite.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions mostly were about behavioral fit and examples of experience. Then a full case study to demonstrate skill sets.
Rounds of interviews in 30 minute blocks, switching around to interview with various teams. Typically 2-3 back-to-back interviews. Most of the typical behavior based and applicable questions. Sometimes a trainee sits in on the interview call to listen to the process. Very easy to ask questions and share personal experience, overall good virtual experience. Used Google Meet.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you managed a team project and what was the outcome, did you encounter bumps along the way and how did you manage altercations?