Whirlpool Corporation Interview Questions
& Process

We'll ask about your background, your experiences, software proficiency, Excel skills, etc. It's a relaxed, low-pressure environment focused on you. Previous work experience isn't required, but extracurriculars, English, and Excel skills are a plus.

The interview was interesting. They were very friendly and always willing to help. Both the HR team and the department head reached out and were always professional. I would have loved to be part of the company.

Five interviews were scheduled for one day. Mostly canned corporate questions intended to make you feel uncomfortable and betray your weaknesses. This was probably not the fault of the interviewers, but rather, a corporate requirement. It was disconcerting, actually, and left little time for any real discovery for either side. One interviewer canceled, so I asked to reschedule the next day. One seemed resentful she had to interview me. One was remarkably human and affable and turned out to be the only one to respond to my follow-up emails. Two invited follow-up questions, which I sent, but completely ignored me, at which I knew there was no chance they would hire me. Thanks for the warning, gals! I wondered if this was because I’m queer or if everyone gets treated with "equal" rudeness. Hmm. Do corporations really have “values?” I guess they are just people after all. I did dig that Maytag Man gay cake ad, however. I received a survey that asked about the interview process. Whirlpool compensated me for road time and paid for the first hotel night but not the second. The rejection letter I received was strange and made no mention of me, the human (my profile was rejected): “We reviewed your profile and determined that currently it doesn't meet the desired requirements for well rounded mix of journalism and corporate communications experience.” Referring to my “profile” when, in fact, my real-live self interviewed, was distancing, abstract, and odd, to say the least. There was no mention of an interview, nor a thank you for hauling my gay behind to Benton Harbor. The ad that I applied to mentioned neither of those things (I saved it). “Social media” and “storytelling” were among the qualifications. I’m a published author (fiction and poetry). And look how well I tell this story! My new genre is interview journalism--an exciting open field and splendid creative outlet. Thank goodness to Glassdoor for finally seeing the need. After doing the interview, I saw that one of the team members was advertising for a journalist on a social site… Overall, everyone was polite in person, but the follow-up snubs to my questions were insulting. You would think that people who work in social media and do PR would be at their best throughout the process. Again, people are people. Someone at Whirlpool did do a good job of trying to put together an impressive interview process, but several people dropped the ball, including HR in that final letter. I’ll focus on those who were kind and professional, however, but now I am even more interested in how HRC scores/evaluates companies.

Ho fatto un quiz automatico, poi uno screening con l'HR, poi ho parlato con il manager, il capo area e i colleghi, e infine con l'HR del settore. Dopo questi 5 step, di cui uno era in sede, non mi hanno fatto sapere nulla. Il processo è stato molto veloce e professionale, peccato per l'ultimo step che era farmi sapere come si era concluso il processo di selezione e poi sono spariti.