Spanx Interview Questions
& Process

We had 4 interviews. First was a screening call with the recruiter. Then I talked with my future manager. After that, I had a marketing interview with someone from that team, and finally an interview with an engineer from the engineering team. Everyone was super professional, open, honest, and helpful. It was a really great group of people!

The interview process was a really good experience overall. It started with a basic phone screening with HR, then I had to do a project to show my technical skills for the job. After that, I met the Senior Merchandising Manager, followed by interviews with leaders from teams I'd work with. The last interview was with the CMO. All the interviews felt like conversations and were really insightful. The recruiter kept me informed and was quick with communication throughout.

This interview process went on for over a month. It involved three interviews with the HR recruiter spread out over time, six interviews with the team I would have been working with, and a design test that took about 6 hours to complete. In total, the interviews and test took about 16 hours of my time. They repeatedly told me, “if you have made it to this stage of interviews please know we are not wasting your time and that you are a top candidate”. After the final round of interviews, the team's timeline kept getting delayed, but they continued to assure me that I was their top candidate and that I'd hear about the next steps soon, and this went on for 4 weeks. I noticed the role was reposted on job sites the week after my interviews concluded, which made me suspect they were looking for better candidates. My suspicions were confirmed when they contacted a friend of mine in the same field on LinkedIn about the same role I was waiting to hear back on. While I really liked the team and was excited about the position, the extended waiting period made it clear the process was disorganized. Ultimately, regardless of whether I was their top candidate or not, I lost trust in the team before any offer discussion, so I withdrew my candidacy. Being told you're the top candidate while it's obvious they are searching for someone better is a bad feeling, and I imagine that reflects the company culture at Spanx. The interview process is very rigorous for a role of this level, and I think it's unnecessary to put candidates through such an intense process and imply an offer is likely if you don't see potential in them. They should avoid setting false expectations and claiming transparency when it's not genuinely offered.

I had a phone interview and then several in-person interviews in Atlanta. It felt like they had already decided before I arrived and were just going through the motions with me. I have a strong background in foundations and 15 years of experience in NYC design offices. I met with three senior managers who seemed great, and we had good conversations that I thought were positive interviews. I expected an offer, but the head of design said I was qualified but not "enthusiastic enough." We had a comfortable rapport, and I asked him pointed questions about his design role, which he seemed to appreciate. I was surprised by such a personal and inaccurate critique. They then mentioned wanting to hire me for a future opening, which I declined. I wouldn't join a company where a leader has such issues. It was a waste of time, and they've lost credibility with me. It's shapewear, not high fashion.