They have implemented a new hiring process for the digital marketing department. The department was launched less than 2 yrs ago. Step 1 - Phone Screen was very informal. Just asking to go over your resume Step 2 - Speed Dating (culture fit interview). You along with 8 other people are taken into a bright room with 9 tables pretty close to each other. One team member sits at each table. All the team members introduce themselves to everyone, tell one interesting fact about themselves and how long they have worked at WFM. The majority have worked there 5-7 yrs moving into different departments. You then have 8 minutes to speak with each team member. Once the 8 minutes are up they stand up and move to the next table. You can hear everyone talking in the room so it is a little hard to concentrate. The questions are very informal since they are just wanting to find out if you fit into the WFM culture and would mesh with the team. Questions are: Do you shop at WFM? What are your interests? Which project in the past are you most proud of? Some will ask about specific skills informally. They want to know that you love WFM and believe in their 7 core values. (review them prior to going) The entire team is very friendly and interesting. The ages range from late 20s to 50s. So each person has a very different perspective about working at WFM. Immediately following the interview the team meets and picks 4 candidates. They have a democratic voting system for everything at WFM. (I suggest researching this info since not having a hierarchy could be challenging for some people. Knowing someone that works there will not help due to this system) After they vote you will be emailed the same day if you make/not make it to the final 4. Step 3 - Pitch for your job with an assigned project along with the other 3. I can not give details since I did not make the cut. I know you are given several team members to contact to help prepare for the pitch. I assume you find out quickly since the other steps were very fast.