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      Senior Category Manager Interview

      Aug 24, 2020
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Wayfair (London, England) in Jun 2020

      Interview

      A Wayfair talent scout contacted me via LinkedIn regarding this role and I was happy to go ahead with it, the role seemed awesome. We then scheduled an initial phone call. The call itself was 30 mins, of which the role was described thoroughly. Then I was asked 2 questions, the usual "Tell me about yourself". This was followed by an explanation on how data is used a Wayfair and then the question "Can you tell me of a situation when you used data to make a decision?" He then went over to explain the rest of the process. He explained that it would be a few more interviews, containing case studies. Knowing the Amazon interview process from a friend I remarked rather jokingly "not as bad as Amazon". This was the only moment in the interview when he became fully present saying "Oh, you are interviewing with Amazon"? I should have maybe left him in that belief. Instead I clarified and he said almost a bit touchy "well, we have the same process as Amazon". All in all I found the call went well, apart from him being very textbook and distanced. I tried to build a rapport, he worked from Berlin, which is my hometown, but he didn't react at all to that. He behaved a bit like a robot. 2 days later I got a mail, automated, not from him anymore, that thanked me for my time and let me know that they're moving forward with other candidates.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      I was asked Tell me about yourself
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Tell us about a time when you used data to make a decision.
      Answer question

      Other Senior Category Manager Interview Reviews for Wayfair

      Senior Category Manager Interview

      Apr 11, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Wayfair

      Interview

      First interview with HR was very straight forward. Asked general questions about overall experience. They seek me out and thought my experience was a good fit for the role, knowing the positions I’ve held at a top competitor. Second interview with the Director….this is where it was very strange. All they asked about was my current role and nothing about my overall experience. Even when I expanded into my overall experience the hiring manager didn’t even want to hear it. They had no idea of what my other roles were or my experience. I don’t even think they even looked at my resume… When I asked about the culture: the response well I’m not the person that should be answering that question.
      1

      Senior Category Manager Interview

      Sep 30, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Boston, MA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Wayfair (Boston, MA) in Sep 2021

      Interview

      Referred by an employee, phone screening with internal recruiter for category management, case study with director level. A virtual case study is challenging especially if you haven’t done one before. They include a lot of extra information in the data shown on screen and in the questions asked by interviewer. First you will be shown data and asked to identify what you see and trends. They may ask a question of what this means for the category performance vs overall company trend. Sometimes the questions were hard to follow since it’s virtual and you are trying to focus on the question while analyzing the date presented. Be prepared to do mental math e-commerce calculations and get them correct. If you do not get them correct or have to be guided, you may fail the case study.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What does the data shown represent? Based on the data, how is this category doing? Is there anything else you would say about this? Month vs month, if we decreased the profit margin % to _ and increased the conversion rate to _ , what would the revenue be for the given month?
      Answer question
      2

      Senior Category Manager Interview

      Nov 18, 2020
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Boston, MA
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Wayfair (Boston, MA) in Nov 2020

      Interview

      One of the best interview processes I have been through. Wayfair put in a lot of effort to ensure I was well prepared for each round. Stage 1: Phone screen with recruiter Stage 2: Case study Stage 3: 3x behavioural interviews; 1x case study

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a time when: - Work to a solution without perfect information - Used data to solve a problem - Solved a problem in a unique and unusual way - Prioritisation - Had a difficult client and overcame it - Disagreed with another leader - Identified a talent problem
      Answer question

      Wayfair interviews FAQs

      • Senior Category Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Wayfair with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 38% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Senior Category Manager roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Wayfair overall takes an average of 22 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Wayfair as a Senior Category Manager according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  30%

        One on one interview:  22%

        Presentation:  22%

        Group panel interview:  9%

        Other:  9%

        Skills test:  4%

        IQ intelligence test:  4%

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

        1. Customer Service Representative(320) ;
        2. Software Engineer(306) ;
        3. Manager(202) ;
        4. Senior Manager(147) ;
        5. Senior Software Engineer(146) ;
        6. Senior Analyst(125) ;
        7. Recruiter(109) ;
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        9. Associate(94) ;
        10. Business Analyst(80) ;
        11. Senior Associate(77) ;
        12. Intern(73) ;
        13. Software Engineer II(73) ;
        14. Account Manager(66) ;
        15. Associate Director(63) .


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