Cox Automotive Manager Interview Questions
& Process

I first talked to HR, then had a chat with the hiring manager. During our talk, they asked some questions that didn't seem to relate to the job description or the role's duties. I tried to steer the conversation back to my background and how it fits the position, but they kept asking about things that didn't seem relevant.

The interview process was unorganized. I spoke with three recruiters, and the experience was terrible because one was great, one was okay, and one was clueless. It seemed like there was a recruiting team working on requisitions, but they didn't appear to communicate with each other. The interview scheduler didn't know what was needed for the next step, but I did. When I asked and tried to confirm, they said, "I am not sure, but I will find out." I never heard back, so I called the other recruiters to confirm. It was a mess.

So I was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn, and after a quick chat with them, I spoke with the talent acquisition partner. They didn't have tons of details about the gig but thought I was a strong fit and said they'd let me know about next steps. It took about a month with no word, so I had to reach out to someone else to get things moving again. Then I had a peer panel interview over the phone, followed by an in-person peer panel interview and a separate phone chat with the hiring director. The whole thing took like 3 months, so yeah, gotta have patience.