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      Technical Project Manager Interview

      Nov 20, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2024

      Interview

      I was initially contacted by a recruiter. He was very professional and helpful. However, he informed me that the manager refuses to read resumes. Instead I needed to answer seven questions related to my project management experience and style. I figured what the heck, I have time, so I did it. Some were describing my background and approach. There were several requests for examples, which worked well with my experience. However, they also wanted a sample document that I could not readily provide, In lieu of that I described how I handle forecasting. I was not willing to hand over my custom spreadsheets, nor did I want to accidentally expose any company or client data. I then had an interview with someone who was either at the same level or a level higher. She did not provide a clear answer. The interview very much felt like, "Convince me you are worthy of working here, peon." She was not looking at either my resume or the infamous seven questions. She came off as very unpleasant. That is, it seemed like you would be in competition rather than working toward a common goal. I pointed out to her that I had never seen a detailed job description and asked if she had one. She laughed. So unprofessional and condescending. I know folks who have worked here. Their tech stack is far behind the times. Far, far, get your binoculars and you still won't find it. Also, the pay was below market. I was supposed to chat with the hiring manager for a few minutes at the end of this interview but that got suddenly cancelled because she was, "too busy." Generally my sense was that I did not kowtow or act desperate enough. After all, my dream should be to take a mid pay, generally unchallenging position with no room for growth. Amirite? The recruiter asked me if I was still interested. I said only because I need a paycheck. He was informed they would keep looking. Surprising no one, they seem to almost constantly keep looking.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      You said you worked with AI. Do you even know what it is?
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      Question 2

      Tell me what you've done in your last three jobs.
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      Other Technical Project Manager Interview Reviews for Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

      Technical Project Manager Interview

      Jan 31, 2014
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) in Dec 2013

      Interview

      WS being part of the eCommerce space, I was expecting a dynamic and engaging process (I have worked in eCommerce for the past 2 years and have >15 years of field experience). Just to start, the job description was confusing and laboriously written, trying to make the obvious sound more complicated or elaborate than it needed to be, a bit like serving meatloaf on a large platter with lots of decoration around it. I had 2 phone interviews. The hiring manager, was apparently the author of the job posting. The second interviewer, while smart and nice, preferred to *interview me based on their needs* rather than to elaborate on the responsibilities and key attribute of the position they needed to fill. With so many requirements, it was difficult to get a sense of what the key needs were. I was struck by how traditional and encumbered the interview process was. In most instances, the compensation level speaks more loudly about the level of the position than the job description. At $130K/year, I thought I could much better and this was a backup position and fortunately, I did.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Very basic project management questions about scope management, project planning, status reporting, communication and budget management. The hardest part was around budget management: WS manages projects within very narrow budget bands (+/- 5%). This requires a significant amount of administrative work just to track expenditures. Add forecasting to that. Without emitting an opinion as whether this is good or bad, it is certainly very water-fall (traditional), to the extent that most companies today balance administrative overhead with the imperatives of delivery, quality. and time-to-market.
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      • Candidates applying for Technical Project Manager roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. overall takes an average of 18 days.
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