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      Senior Category Manager Interview

      18 Nov 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
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      Other Senior Category Manager interview reviews for Wayfair

      Senior Category Manager Interview

      11 Apr 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.
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      Senior Category Manager Interview

      30 Sept 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 Sept 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
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