Designer applicants have rated the interview process at Madewell with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Designer roles take an average of 180 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Madewell overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Madewell as a Designer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 23%
Background check: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
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Had more of an "intro" talk over Zoom with one of the recruiters. She was very engaging, friendly, and easy to talk to. However, I did get the feeling that rather than interviewing candidates they just wanted information about work culture.
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Question 1
What are your some of your strengths and weaknesses?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Madewell (New York, NY) in Aug 2025
Interview
The interview process at Madewell was very long, spanning over six weeks, with multiple stages and a noticeable lack of communication throughout, “The interview process at Madewell was very long, lasting over six weeks, with multiple stages and a consistent lack of communication that made the overall experience frustrating and unclear overall.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Madewell (New York, NY)
Interview
Interview process included a few rounds of interviews with multiple people, and culminated in being asked to do a project which was then presented to multiple leaders throughout the company including heads of design.