I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Wayfair (Boston, MA) in Mar 2018
Interview
The interview process was very quick. I first had a video interview with a current senior analyst that was about 10 minutes of going through my resume, asking me why I wanted to pursue this field, and why Wayfair, and then it was another 15-20 minutes doing a very easy case that was explained thoroughly and just involved simple algebra. A few days later I was invited in for a Superday, which I had the following week. It involved a tour of the office, a short presentation, a behavioral interview, one simple case that was the same concept as the one from the video interview and then a harder case that involved a little more thought, but the interviewer was helpful in guiding me along. It was more about seeing what my thought process was like and problem solving.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Wayfair (Boston, MA) in Jan 2018
Interview
Phone call with Recruiter, followed up by a phone call with an analyst on the team. Phone call consisted of a short behavioral and a case where I was tasked to calculate some profitability ratios, etc. Followed that up with an interview on-site. Met with several managers and directors of different departments, with several case questions. A few days later, I got a call from recruiter giving me a heads up that good news was on the way, but then after a few more days the same recruiter called me and said they were unable to give me an offer. Upsetting to be led on like that to say the least.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why wayfair? Look at these datasets and tell us what you see. What does this line mean? One particular case had a bunch of ugly looking variables and formulas - I think that was meant to fluster you.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Wayfair in Feb 2018
Interview
One of the directors interviewed me, started off with asking who I was and what I was interested, followed by why Wayfair. Then went into a case study given three different datasets they have, and a few business specific questions on how to solve certain issues related to competition and revenue.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
If we have a class of barstools we are selling, how can we find a metric to understand how these barstools are performing in the market?
Let's say Amazon undercuts the price of a similar barstool by 10%. Should we undercut as well, and if we undercut and don't see any improvement in selling performance, what may be the cause for this?