I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (Mill Valley, CA) in Sep 2013
Interview
Emailed the contact for West Elm Stores in September 2013 when it was first posted on the windows before store opening. Received an email from Turi to email resume and schedule an interview with hiring manager. Following week received a phone call to come in for an interview at Pottery Barn in Corte Madera CA. Was interviewed along with 5 other people which turned into a group interview for the opening of the Mill Valley-West Elm location. Got a call from Assistant Manager asking to be a part of the team and I accepted. Week of October 22 was the initial hiring process, forms were filled out and binders were given, as well as 3 other morning meetings were met in 3 different locations. (Tiburon, Emeryville, Mill Valley).
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in Jul 2016
Interview
The have to say the overall experience was quite pleasant. The General Manager was a little slow on getting back to me once I dropped off the application so I did touch base with them , but once I did that I was called back for an interview within 24 hours.
The interview was pretty standard but with that being said I could tell they were interested in getting to know me to make sure I would be a good fit for the team.
I was offered the job within 48 hours after the interview, they were great about giving me time to think it over and once I accepted the offer they made the process was very quick to get me in for paperwork and training.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (New York, NY)
Interview
Filled out application form. Interviewer arrived over half an hour late mentioning having a hectic day and trimming payroll. Interview was conducted as a group. Although asked to bring a resume ,it was not asked for, Resumes were requested on the application form as well as schedule availability.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
None. Just go around the room introducing and talking about yourself. It was very impersonal.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (Vancouver, BC) in Sep 2013
Interview
semi-formal/casual, basic overview of skills/work experience, customer service experience is key, lots of open-ended/situational/behavioural questions (i.e what would you do if you were dealing with a difficult customer?) review compensation & availability
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for us - how can you benefit our company?
Part Time Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. with 1.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Part Time Sales Associate roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Part Time Sales Associate according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Group panel interview: 23%
Background check: 23%
Phone interview: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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