Assistant Control Buyer applicants have rated the interview process at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. with 2.5 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 61.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Control Buyer roles take an average of 48 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 Control Buyer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Interview
Engaging and very informative. Managers were very nice, and easy to talk to. Enjoyed meeting a variety of managers and planners. I felt very calm, and almost like i was talking to an old friend.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Past experience, future career goals, technical exeperience ie. excel, microsoft office, etc.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
The interview process comprised of two phone interviews followed by an onsite. Roughly 6 weeks elapsed between each both segments - the HR dept is lacking and uses temps (warning). The onsite was conducted by the direct supervisor, another member on the same brand, and a finally a manager if they can find one.. the manager that interviewed me wasn't even apart of my team
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2014
Interview
Very easy but long, lots of group interviews. Mainly asking behavior and personality questions. No technical questions. I had three group interviews with 2-3 people. In total 3 interviews: Recruiter, In-person with three different groups interviewing for positions at PB, PBK, and PBT.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time.... Strength/Weakness, Why do you want to work here