I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Genesco in Mar 2024
Interview
I went through 10 (yes, ten) interviews. The hiring manager(s) wanted to hire me but major stakeholders wanted someone with shoe experience (I'm CPG). It clearly suggested a political divide between agile vs vertical executives, and poor alignment on what they need.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have retail experience? Do you have luxury brands experience?
I applied online. I interviewed at Genesco in Jan 2024
Interview
Received an email from the internal recruiter in December and scheduled first meeting in early January. Prepared for days in advance, meeting went "extremely well" (recruiters' own words) and followed up later that day with a thank you. Heard nothing from them for 2 weeks so sent a brief follow up note and nothing. Then, 2 months later out of the blue got a standard rejection letter. Apparently this job was posted multiple times on LinkedIn, so I'm not sure what was going on, but just a bad process and company from my experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk us through your resume, tell us about teams you have led in the past, very basic HR stuff.
Candidates applying for Director of Consumer Insights roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Genesco overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Genesco as a Director of Consumer Insights according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 17%
Other: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
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