Cox Automotive Product Manager Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process included two rounds. First, a phone call, followed by a meeting with a committee consisting of the hiring manager and a product manager. They asked questions about behavior and your resume. You should prepare for a question about a product you like and a potential improvement for it.

I had a phone screening with HR first. Then, there were 3 rounds of Teams calls, each with one person. I spoke with my direct supervisor, then the next level manager (a Director), and finally the next level manager above that (a VP). Each of these talks was about 30 minutes and purely verbal.

The coordinator sent me a panel interview invite with specific instructions that this was going to be a STAR interview. However, this was not the case. I found the interview to be the opposite and unprofessional. There were no STAR packets or mandated formal questionnaire. At one point, I was asked where I live? One of the panel interviewers was a no show. All but one were late. Truly a waste of 60 minutes of my time. This is not appropriate. I felt truly picked apart on my experience and character based on judgment, not on my true abilities in product management. Just because someone doesn’t use certain key words, live in a certain area, be a female, and be in a job for a certain amount of time does not give a peer the right to formulate an opinion of that person, instead of concerning oneself with their ability to succeed in the role. I thought Cox Automotive would have better represented their morals and mission of being a family environment and being female-inclusive.