I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Whatnot (Berlin) in Jan 2024
Interview
External recruiter
Hiring manager - GM Germany
Take home assignment - GTM strategy for Germany (unpaid)
Ghosting
Candidate experience survey
Pushing for feedback
Only hearing back from external recruiter with close to no feedback
I would stay away from this company. They don’t value candidate time and use them for ideas and free work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Create the go to market strategy for Germany (market data, marketing plan, partnership plan, roll out, KPIs)
I applied online. I interviewed at Whatnot (Dublin, Dublin)
Interview
Intense, seven rounds all up. Includes a presentation pitch to a panel of people, and behavioural interviews. Glad the process was this extensive as I also got to know the team better.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to deliver on a deal with barely any notice. (Plenty of STAR method questions in behavioural interview).
Video screening as first round to speak briefly to experience and culture then a more in-depth Zoom interview followed by case study and interview time to run through reasoning/ questioning.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Provide a marketing campaign that Whatnot can complete during the Christmas period
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Whatnot in Sep 2024
Interview
The interview consisted of the following stages. Each around 30-45 minutes
1) HR Interview
2) Hiring Manager
3) Case Study Prep (5 days), incl. presentation and Q&A
4) Behavioral Interview
5) Executive Interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Whatnot specific questions: What are potential challenges? How would you persuade a seller? What would you do in situation A/B/C? How do you structure your work?
Workstyle related questions: How did you handle a difficult time? What is a person you liked to work with and why?
Category Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Whatnot with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Category Manager roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Whatnot overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Whatnot as a Category Manager according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Presentation: 25%
Background check: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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