I applied online. I interviewed at WD (Toronto, ON) in Nov 2022
Interview
3 interviews and very straight forward. Be prepared to answer technical or leadership type questions. Each interview process was filtered with different people. It seemed like it went from HR / recruiters to team leads and then shifting to VPs
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one challenge that you’ve had and I’m a detailed way, explain how you overcame it.
Approached by staffing members. After initial interview + 2 Rounds of interview. Very Friendly staff and team members. The whole process took about 2-3 weeks and HR staff provides updates on a timely fashion. Overall experience was very good.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at WD (Irvine, CA)
Interview
It was a one day interview with 8 people including lunch and dinner. Very high pressure and all wanted to know if you were Superman and why. In the end, all input goes to the hiring VP. You can be blackballed by one of the interviewers but the hiring VP can over-rule for the final decision.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Normal interview questions. How much experience you have. How long have you worked at. Why did you leave. Why are you interviewing for this position. etc.
Director applicants have rated the interview process at WD with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Director roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at WD overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at WD as a Director according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 14%
Drug test: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
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