The interview process was WAY too excessive for this position.
Involved screening call with a recruiter, interview with the hiring manager, completing a take-home excel, assignment, SEVEN 45-minute interviews with different heads of departments including a live case study with the hiring manager.
Recruiter said he would get back to me within a week following the seven interviews and never heard back from him.
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Basic questions, case study, walk through excel take home.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Grocery Outlet
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The review was normal with the typical behavior questions asked about your background. One was " tell me about your background". It lasted about 45 minutes and followup questions were encouraged.
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Tell me about your background? Tell me about a time you resolved a problem within your work?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Grocery Outlet (Emeryville, CA)
Interview
AVOID!! DIDN'T PAY BACK $600 OF TRAVEL EXPENSES. I had a phone interview, and they were very excited to fly me to interview onsite. They booked a hotel reservation, and when I arrived to check in, the hotel clerk said I was supposed to put the full charge on my credit card, and the company would reimburse. After 4 interviews on-site, they called that afternoon with an offer. The offer was offensively low (40% lower than the market rate for this position) and they said there was zero room to negotiate. I explained that this wasn't competitive with other offers and would have to decline. I submitted my travel expense report and the company never responded. I followed up four times, called their office, and they never paid me back for the expenses. DO NOT INTERVIEW!
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What's your favorite Excel function? How would you think about pricing Grocery Outlet's goods?
Thank you for sharing your experience. I am confused as we did not have any Strategy openings in July or the 6 months prior. I would love to speak to you about this experience and reimburse you for your travel. Please contact me at our Corporate Office at 510-845-1999.
