I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
It was a long process. I began interviewing with them somewhere around October and finally got a final answer in January. It involved a lot of interview rounds for a lot of positions within William Sonoma and pottery barn. Every step they kept saying it's the last round and they expected me to move across country (Boston to San Francisco) without relocation benefits in 2 weeks. When I asked for a little extra time considering the amount of stuff I had to move and finding an apartment, they said we are moving towards another candidate if you can't move within 2 weeks. It's a horrible way to treat potential employees.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Currently in process. Was contacted by recruiter who set up a phone call to chat. Had about a 20 minute chat about my background. Contacted back about a week and a half later to come in and meet with three directors for 30 minutes each.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself. And do you like cooking/baking.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2014
Interview
There was a phone screen with a recruiter. A few days later she organized a skype interview with the Senior Planner. A few days later, they organized a skype interview with the Director. Then they presented the offer and went into negotiations.
Assistant Planner applicants have rated the interview process at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Planner roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. as a Assistant Planner according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
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