I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (Chicago, IL) in Jun 2015
Interview
I was contacted via phone by the District Manager, and went in for an interview. I was asked to come back for a 2nd interview, which was with the same DM and the Regional VP. Both interviews went well, and felt more like a conversation than an interview.
The reason I am giving a "thumbs-down" for the interview process is because I was told I would get a call within a few days after the 2nd interview, and never received one. I called to try to get an update about a week and a half after the interview, left a voicemail, and still didn't receive a call back. This is incredibly frustrating. I would much rather receive the call saying that they went with another candidate, than hear nothing and keep wondering.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you look for when you are recruiting and interviewing candidates for your current job?
The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
Went to the company website and submitted my resume. Received a call from the recruiter for a phone interview. Then had an interview the the District Manager. Then had an interview on the phone with a VP and the EVP
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in Feb 2016
Interview
Phone interviews with DM, RD, and EVP of stores. Process took two months. My email and phone messages were never answered after my final interview. While frustrating, the whole process helped me realize I did not want to work for a company that had managers that couldn't be bothered to follow up with a potential employee candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Know what metrics drive your business- each interviewer asked which metric I felt was the most important in driving sales.
General Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for General Manager roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 General Manager according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 44%
One on one interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 11%
Background check: 11%
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