Cars.com Manager Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Cars.com.
Cars.com
Manager
Manager Average Neutral experience No offer 7 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
Applied online, got a recruiter call a week later. Then had a face-to-face interview with my manager and two coworkers. A week after that, met with two directors and the VP of Operations. All one-on-one, which was repetitive. Interviews were friendly, and I liked the job and company. Questions focused on management style/personality, not technical skills. Recruiter called a week later to say they chose someone with more experience. They said they liked me and would keep me in mind. They did contact me a few months later for another position, but I wasn't selected after 7 interviews with 7 different people in the department, which felt like a waste of time.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How do you handle an employee who is underperforming?
Cars.com
Manager
Manager Average Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
The interview process was broken into different segments focusing on technical skills, communication, and problem-solving. A notable and rather unprofessional aspect was overhearing interviewers discussing previous candidates outside the room just before the next interviewer entered. This practice of sharing candidate feedback during the interview process is poor as it can introduce bias; if such debriefs are necessary, they should happen discreetly and away from candidate earshot.
Confirmed questions1 question
- The interviewer presented a "release build problem" scenario, drawing it on a whiteboard and asking for my approach without clarifying whether it was a test of technical ability, communication skills, organizational skills, or problem-solving aptitude.
Cars.com
Senior Manager
Manager Average Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
This was one of the worst interview experiences I've ever had. I spent about 10 hours total interviewing. It's been two months since what I thought was the final interview, and I still don't know if I got the job. The process was really bad, with awful communication. They should be embarrassed for wasting so much of my time. I feel bad for whoever ends up taking this job.
Confirmed questions0 questions
No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.
Cars.com Manager Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Cars.com interview reports.
“Could you walk me through your thoughts on how teleportation technology might disrupt current mass transit systems?”
Read reports →“How do you handle an employee who is underperforming?”
Read reports →“The interviewer presented a "release build problem" scenario, drawing it on a whiteboard and asking for my approach without clarifying whether it was a test of technical ability, communication skills, organizational skills, or problem-solving aptitude.”
Read reports →“Can you describe your experience with digital and mobile technologies?”
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