I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (Short Hills, NJ) in Aug 2011
Interview
Stock supervisor interviewed me and gave me a quick tour of the store. Explained the position and the pay. Introduced me to a few other employees. This was a few years ago but not sure if I had to take a drug test, but I do recall a new employee telling me he had to take one.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Availability questions and what they needed, my experience in stock, and what my FT / Career was.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (Dallas, TX) in Sep 2019
Interview
Easy and quick. Asked the person at the front and was offered a job within the hour. There were two different people that I interacted with; the first was the manager and the second was the manager of the manager.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (San Diego, CA) in Sep 2017
Interview
Very friendly and casual. It was for a seasonal job that then led on to a regular position. Because of the seasonal need I could walk into the store and hand over my resume. I received a day and time to come in for an actual interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did I want the position as stock associate at William Sonoma
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Interview
I applied for this position via referral. The interview was casual and lasted for about 20 minutes, consisting of an explanation of the job requirements as well as questions about my qualifications and personality. The second part involved a short tour of the store. Afterwards, he hired me on the spot for a more-involved (i.e. critical thinking required) stock associate position. Overall, it was a very easy and smooth process.
Stock Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 82% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Stock Associate roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Stock Associate according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Phone interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Drug test: 5%
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