Zuri Furniture Interview Questions
& Process

The call was about 1 1/2 hours long. The first 15 minutes was a standard Zoom interview, which I think went well. Then, for the next hour, I had to do an assessment where I had 60 minutes to create a furniture delivery route for backlogged orders. There were very few instructions on how to format or organize the information. After the hour was up, I had to get back on a call with the interviewer to share my screen and explain my route and choices. After all this, the interviewer told me that none of this would actually be part of the job. Then, I was ghosted by the recruiter and never heard back from the company. Only apply if you're really set on working there, otherwise it's a waste of time.

After applying, Zuri furniture has you do a pre-interview assessment to check basic skills for the role. Then, you'll have a phone interview with Zuri to go over intro stuff, the job details, and your pre-assessment answers. If you pass that, they send a timed assessment you do on your own before a Zoom call. In the Zoom interview, an HR person will look at your assessment answers and ask about your thinking. I thought Zuri's interview process was the most fun and interesting one I've done. The assessments let me show what I can do and made me feel like more than just an applicant. Michael Volosen kept me updated, was clear about what they wanted, and ran the process smoothly and quickly. Other companies could learn from how Zuri evaluates candidates.

This was a waste of time. There were multiple rounds plus an assessment. I had to create a PowerPoint presentation for a customer interested in buying Zuri furniture and also write an email to them. Following that, I had a phone interview with the HR manager. Then came a timed assessment with two parts. The first part involved looking at actual customer photos to identify issues like broken or missing parts that were difficult to spot, or incorrectly manufactured furniture. I did really well on this part, better than most. They use tricky questions and situations not really related to the job to try and confuse you. For example, the second part was about figuring out the most efficient way to schedule a furniture delivery route. You had to adjust the given routes to find the best possible one. The base pay was about $40,000 with a 1% commission, meaning you'd need to sell $4 million in furniture to make $80,000. I was rejected because I tried to negotiate the pay based on my experience. The position remained open for a long time afterwards, which makes sense.

It was a phone interview that lasted about 30 minutes and the questions were pretty standard. They asked me to review my resume and explain how my skills could benefit the role. I was asked about my previous job's departure. They then clarified that the position is 100% commission-based, involves working weekends and holidays, and was a negative experience because I didn't feel a connection with the interviewer. It was also unprofessional when they turned my question back on me and then disagreed with my answer. I also disagreed with their response to 'What skills if any are lacking within the team and what can I do to fulfill those goals?' when they said everyone is basically flawless. I believe in humility and continuous improvement. I also asked if I could use the software mentioned in the job description, given my experience with it, and they didn't know if I'd have access, which was frustrating as I'd want to use all available resources. After the call, I received 3 assessments to complete before being considered, which I felt were too much for a sales associate role, especially a commission-based one, and I didn't do them because I read they take hours to complete. The hiring process needs to be more competitive, especially for a commission-only role.