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      Operations Manager Interview

      Feb 11, 2019
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Charleston, SC
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Sonder (Charleston, SC) in Oct 2018

      Interview

      I applied online and received an invitation to do a phone interview about two weeks later. The phone interview lasted almost an hour with the General Manager. At the end of the interview he said he would like me to have a second interview with someone in HR to continue in the process. I had the interview with her a week later and she asked me some of the same questions, while delving into my previous experience and how it would relate to this position. I was then told that I had made it to the Sonder Challenge level, which is an extensive test that they provide you with 24 hours to complete, from the time they send it to you. I ended up receiving extra time due to receiving it a little late, which I very much appreciated. This took quite a bit of time and they were nice enough to coordinate it for a day that I was off so that I could focus on it. It had three parts to it. The first part was primarily situational questions and testing how you would handle various scenarios that you may encounter in this position. It also asked to define a few things, such as exceptional hospitality and such. The second part involved more of how you would run the operation along with accounting for various costs. It involved preparing a few different charts and weighing the pros and cons of various parts of the operation. The third part was creating a presentation about something that you are passionate about and giving you the option to film yourself presenting it, which I did. My challenge came out to be about 22 pages worth of typing up answers, so it definitely is time consuming to say the least, but I found it very interesting and enjoyed it. I then waited a few weeks before I was informed that my challenge had been reviewed and was invited to meet with the GM in person. I enjoyed meeting with him a lot as we were able to talk more about other things and feel out one another's vibe. It was definitely more of a personality interview to see if we would get along, which I believe to be very beneficial. I also appreciated that he was very transparent and let me know that while they had started with 78 applications, I had been selected as one of the final four. I was the least experienced of the four in regards to time in a management position, but he acknowledged that I also had some strengths the others did not have. He let me know if I had not heard back from him by the end of the year to reach out to him for an update, which I did, only to hear the decision hadn't been made quite yet. I reached out again about a week ago (beginning of February) and was informed that he had selected another candidate, but that he appreciated my time and patience explaining I did have a lot to offer and that he would reach back out to me if there were any other opportunities down the road. The GM was great and very professional and made learning about Sonder very interesting. My only con (besides not being offered the position) was that the process was dragged out over a three+ month process. I believe the reason for this was due to them building the operation from scratch here, but just a very long overall process. It definitely seems like an incredibly innovative company to work for, just keep in mind that if you are looking to find a job immediately, this process does take time.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Can you talk about how you would help to provide a great hospitality experience for our guests and what you would do to ensure that negative experiences are minimized. Please be as specific as possible.
      Answer question
      5

      Other Operations Manager Interview Reviews for Sonder

      Operations Manager Interview

      Aug 16, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Sonder

      Interview

      There was an initial interview with a recruiter/HR, then one with someone in the same roll, then what they call "The Challenge" (AKA a lengthy questionnaire filled with situational questions/scheduling/hiring/etc) followed by the Sr Ops Manager, then the GM of the area (some were zoom, some in person). The interview process was extremely lengthy - both in the time spent interviewing, the ask of completing a lengthy assignment (this took about 8 hours) and also the time between interviews and receiving follow up. After the 4th interview there was no communication for almost 5 weeks. When putting someone through this lengthy, detailed and time consuming of a process there should be much more consideration for the candidate.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The following questions are only HALF of the challenge...in person/zoom interview questions were standard of the hotel industry and your experience. A lot of conversation on Sonders "future" and goals and growth. Each conversation felt as if Sonder was trying to convince me of how fantastic they were, when in reality, the structure and company does not quite have things figured out yet. What are your top 3 personal core values? What are your top 3 professional core values? What are your three favorite books? Name a company that you admire most and why? 1) Tell us about a time that you received exceptional hospitality - what made it exceptional? 2) Someone is not giving you a clear “yes” or “no” response to one of your requests. What do you do? 3) What do you do when a colleague challenges one of your ideas? 4) Your team discusses a complex project. Everyone has a specific role and you don’t agree with your assigned task. Knowing that your strengths can be applied elsewhere, how do you approach the situation? How would you go about communicating your point of view? 5) Not all parts of the job are fun and challenging. What task falls into this category for you and how do you motivate yourself to complete it? 6) Please describe a stretch goal you set for yourself. What was it and what was the outcome? 7) Please describe a time where you failed to meet expectations. What steps did you take in order to meet what was expected of you? What were the results? 8) You and your manager have very different approaches to feedback. You function best when met with weekly to discuss wins and challenges, while your manager has a hands-off approach. How do you seek regular feedback? Or do you assume that no news is good news? 9) After going through a previous revision session, as well as a training session, one of your employees has now made the same mistake twice. What would you do? 10) Name a time where you had to adapt at work. What steps did you take in order to adapt to the changes? What was the result? 11) You run into a guest on property and ask them about their trip so far. The guest’s main grievance is that they have called the guest experience line 4 times, and have yet to reach a manager, despite asking to speak with one repeatedly. What is your immediate response to the guest, and what are some action items you can follow up with?
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      6

      Operations Manager Interview

      Oct 26, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Miami, FL
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Sonder (Miami, FL) in Dec 2021

      Interview

      Went through like 5 different interviews for an Orlando position. On one of the interviews, I was made to drive down to Miami on my dime. also had to fill out some questionnaire that took 2 days to complete. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS COMPANY. I was expecting the pay to match the amount of leg work the interviews required which was silly on my part.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Name a moment where you had to face adversity
      Answer question
      1

      Operations Manager Interview

      Sep 7, 2020
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Sonder

      Interview

      The interview process involved many interviews with different people at different levels within the company, none of whom seemed to communicate with each other. The same questions were asked over and over and the skill exam was ridiculous for the salary they were offering.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The majority of their questions were about general knowledge of their company - all they wanted to know was why you loved them so much that you wanted to work there. That and ensuring you had an ivy league background were the two factors they cared most about.
      Answer question
      6

      Sonder interviews FAQs

      • Operations Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Sonder with 3.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 22% positive. To compare, the company-average is 36.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Operations Manager roles take an average of 48 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sonder overall takes an average of 28 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Sonder as a Operations Manager according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  26%

        One on one interview:  17%

        Presentation:  14%

        Skills test:  11%

        Group panel interview:  9%

        Background check:  9%

        IQ intelligence test:  6%

        Other:  3%

        Personality test:  3%

        Drug test:  3%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Hospitality Agent(65) ;
        2. Guest Experience Specialist(21) ;
        3. Customer Service Representative(19) ;
        4. Front Desk Agent(18) ;
        5. Senior Hospitality Agent(16) ;
        6. Front Desk Hospitality Agent(14) ;
        7. Manager(12) ;
        8. Software Engineer(12) ;
        9. Senior Software Engineer(11) ;
        10. General Manager(10) ;
        11. Operations Manager(10) ;
        12. Hospitality(9) ;
        13. Hospitality Supervisor(9) ;
        14. Guest Service Representative(8) ;
        15. Maintenance Technician(7) .


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