I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Wayfair (Boston, MA) in Dec 2021
Interview
Straight to the point. It was more of a conversation than rapid fire questions. They do ask questions regarding the operations of Wayfair.
Interviewer was transparent and forthcoming with information.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of a time you faced a challenge with a vendor.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Wayfair (Berlín)
Interview
Initial chat with HR person for fit (usual questions you could expect) 30m
Follow up with line manager (1hr - go over prior work experience, fit, personality questions, some technical stuff)
4 separate meetings - 2 co-workers, some suit in London and direct manager. 1hr each. Co-worker interviews are the same you get almost everywhere else (why us, tell me about yourself, tell me about a time....). The suit interview was more of the same and the final one was a case study.
Final "coffee chat" with some director. 30m+ Don't get fooled, this isn't a relaxed get to know you. Prepare to get grilled (role-play, deep dive even more than you already have the past 5 meetings, etc.)
It's all a bit overkill as you'll get asked the same questions over and over and over. Maybe that's the strategy but it's exhausting in a "omg, not again," kind of way. They want to see you "excited" about the role. So, if you really want it, be a cheerleader and yay hooray in your interviews or your motivations will be questioned over and over.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Every cookie cutter question was asked at least 3x over the course of 6 total interviews. Tell me about yourself, why wayfair, tell me a time you didn't agree with someone, tell me a time you had to make a deadline, etc.
Case Study - basic stuff if you've ever worked in performance marketing or used numbers to drive decisions. Basic year-to-year % increase, return on this or that, margins, seasonal shifts, explain why this might have happened, etc.
"Coffee chat" role-play - "I am a furniture company and you want to sell our stuff but I say no, what do you say" (and prepare for "no....no....no....." without any rationale from a business who would want to make money).
Interview with 2 pax, recruiter speaking and the other taking notes. After your introduction he/she points out on your career achievements trying to understand if you covered some aspects of the role they are seeking.