Wheels Interview Questions
& Process

The interviews took about 2 months. The initial phone interview led to another interview with the Sr. manager. Scheduling that interview took two weeks. A week later, I interviewed with the AVP of Wheels. He mentioned I was the only applicant to reach that stage, which was surprising given the role is identical to my current one and I have matching and additional experience. He confirmed I was a perfect match. I followed up with the recruiter, who expressed excitement and promised an update after getting feedback. After a month, I received a generic rejection email stating they chose someone more aligned with the role and its skill/experience requirements. Despite performing the same job functions elsewhere, I felt it was a waste of time. I'm noting that I am a black female and the Senior Manager, AVP, and most leadership are white. People of color should be cautious when interviewing, especially for leadership roles.

I was referred to this role. The process involved an initial chat with the recruiter, followed by individual interviews with three different directors. I got positive feedback after every interview, but the recruiter never got back to me. She ghosted me completely, and even my referral couldn't get a response from her. It was really unprofessional!

It took me about a month and a half, with six interviews total, to go through the process. They asked me for follow-up meetings twice, and I made myself available. It was such a long process that I had to take time off work twice, once for a half day and once for a full day. My final interview day was packed, from 8:30 AM to almost 6:00 PM, with only about two hours break. The last part of the final interview was a two and a half hour "cultural psychological assessment" with an outside company, done by a Psychologist. This assessment asked really personal questions about my childhood, my education choices, my personal life, and friendships, which I felt were not related to the job and could even be discriminatory depending on the answers. After the psychologist's assessment, I had to take a 40-question test that felt like the ACT. The recruiter was usually very responsive, getting back to me within an hour after each round. After a few days without hearing back, I called the recruiter. He basically said, "Yeah... you're not getting the job" in a really unprofessional way. I asked for feedback to understand why or what I could improve for future interviews, but he said there was none. I'm disappointed I didn't get the job, but mostly disappointed that after being so flexible, spending nearly 15 hours interviewing, and taking time off work, I got rejected so unprofessionally. I expected better from a people-first company.

A current employee reached out to me. I sent my resume to her that night. The next day, the company recruiter contacted me officially and we did a phone screening. After I passed that, my in-person interview was set for the following week. They sent me an itinerary with the date, time, and who I'd be meeting. When I got there, the employee who initially recruited me met me and introduced me to the hiring managers. They were very professional and organized. I also interviewed with a third person. The interview went an hour over the scheduled time. I had to pass a drug test and background check.