I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SunPower (Richmond, CA) in Sep 2013
Interview
I gave two telephonic and four in-person interviews for this position. The in-person interviews were at the company's offices. All interviews lasted for about 30 minutes each. After six interviews I was told that they will not hire me since I did not have North America experience despite receiving compliments for my work portfolio from every interviewer. They did not inform me about their decision for weeks after, until I decided to follow up with them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General questions about my experience. No difficult questions
I applied through other source. I interviewed at SunPower (Austin, TX) in Jul 2020
Interview
It is a lengthy process. You'll first talk with a recruiter then move on to the direct manager, then team members , manager peers and finally a panel interview where you are asked to present a marketing project to the group.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give us an example of a successful marketing campaign you have led? What made it successful-- OR Give us an example of a campaign that failed, why and what did you learn from it.
Marketing Communications Manager applicants have rated the interview process at SunPower 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 60.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Marketing Communications Manager roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SunPower overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SunPower as a Marketing Communications Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
Personality test: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 13%
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