I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Chewy
Interview
I had a screen with a Talent Sourcer. Then I spoke with an Assistant Director. And then with the Director. Those all went well and I received the "thumbs up" to move forward in to their "loop" as they call it. Chewy has clearly adopted and mimics many of the hiring practices that Amazon uses, from the Operating Principles to the nature of the Loop (panel-like, yet individual interviews about 1 hour each for 4-5 intense hours). Everyone I met with was fairly new to the organization. The eldest had been with the company about 18 months, and the majority of folks had been with the company anywhere from 2 weeks to max 2 months. Some folks seemed authentic and genuine and others came off as being extremely inauthentic, and flat out fake. Ultimately it was decided that I was not a pick/fit, concern for ramp-up, lack of personality fit and simply not answering questions as they (liked) expected. Perhaps a terribly bad day on my end. Not my best showing. You may think you are jiving with an interviewer in the loop, when come to find out, they tanked you in the debrief/debate convo. Some personalities are inflated in regards to their importance. Those same folks did not ask clear questions and spoke in their own acronyms, and expected I would know what they were speaking of. Debrief should not address their thoughts on lack of my intelligence. Very disappointing. Young company with a bit of imposter syndrome.
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Question 1
Why Chewy? Typical behavioral questions, as well. Then very unclear jargon regarding the market - to later find out I did not answer the "question" as they would have liked or expected.
I applied online. I interviewed at Chewy in Jun 2024
Interview
I was contacted by two different recruiters. Both interviews went very well. The one recruiter said he would get back with me the next week...crickets. I reached out to him and he called me and said it would be another week. Again, crickets. I have been completely ghosted.
I applied online. I interviewed at Chewy (Miami, FL) in Aug 2023
Interview
Phone screen with recruiter Manager interview via phone supposed to hear back in a day or 2 totally ghosted by the recruiter! no rejection email, no response to my email asking for an update, nothing! So unprofessional!
I applied online. I interviewed at Chewy in Aug 2022
Interview
What started off as a really positive experience with the recruiter during the initial phone screen (very thorough, seemed to have my best interest in mind) quickly changed. After the 2nd round of interviews, I emailed the recruiter twice to ask for contact info so I could send a thank you - no response for a month! And then finally got a rejection with an offer to provide me feedback, which once again had no follow up. Poorly executed interview process. It takes less than a min to respond quickly to an email from a candidate.