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Updated Jan 16, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Buyer at Waste Management
Posted Jan 14, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Pompano Beach, FL (took 4+ weeks)
After applying online, it took a couple of weeks for a telephone interview with an HR person from headquarters in TX. Subsequent to that I was scheduled for an in-person panel interview with 3 senior executives: Regional Sourcing Manager, VP Controller and Purchasing Director for the region. I found it to be the most intimidating and diffucult interview I have ever had. Difficult questions were asked, mostly pertaining to how to deal with personality conflicts and difficult people. My impression is that this particular Purchasing manager was very difficult to work with. He was cagey about compensation, only offering up that his people were "well compensated" but worked "very very hard." I came away from the interview with an unfavorable impression of the workplace there and was not surprised that the position was filled by another applicant.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Route Manager at Waste Management
Posted Jan 16, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 (took 3 weeks)
I received a call from a screener in California who reviewed my previous job history and really dug in to see if I had the exact experience they were looking for. She said she would forward my app to the hiring team. About a week later, I rceived a call from an admin asst. for the hiring team to schedule another phone interview. A week after that I was scheduled for an in-person interview. The rest is history...
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Community Relations at Waste Management
Posted Jan 10, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 in Santa Ana, CA (took 3 days)
It was fairly simple, just the one interview. The interviewer was very personable and asked pretty standard questions. Nothing out of the ordinary. The process was almost so quick that you find yourself employed without knowing it.
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Negotiation Details
Do not be afraid to negotiate on salary. Take your time in going through the process and don't sign anything unless you are completely satisfied.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Customer Service Representative at Waste Management
Posted Jan 9, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)
First was a phone interview where I was then referred for an in-person interview.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Territory Manager at Waste Management
Posted Dec 14, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
I was referred by an employee at WM, filled out online application and personality tests, no phone interview, interviewed by manager I would be reporting to. He was a nice guy, straight-forward, open and honest about the position. The drive to the territory I would be working was going to be a daily hike, so he questioned me on this and shared his and current employees struggles with commuting, mentioning quality-of-life concerns.
Since I hadn't ruled-out the commute yet, he asked me to sell him something, which went well. I finally decided that the commute would be too much of a stretch and I thanked him for his time.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Representative at Waste Management
Posted Oct 2, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in Washington, DC (took 2 weeks)
Contacted by GM who thought HR had already spoken with me, when they had not. 2 hour 1:1 interview in a casual setting with role playing questions- very odd. The interview was far too long to be anything close to productive.
Was asked to present a PowerPoint on " my attributes". My submission was barely acknowledged. I followed up dutifully to be told the position was being " re-upped" and I am in running. I received a thank-you but no thank-you from talent acquisition unbenounced to the GM an hour later. A hiring freeze was in place through 2012.. Funny, they seem to be hiring old cronies from Allied Waste without regard to freeze.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Representative at Waste Management
Posted Aug 24, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in Los Angeles, CA (took 3 weeks)
Was called by the recruiter. Brief interview, and then had appointment with sales manager. He seemed not to like the recruiter. Gave me a "great, another one from the recruiter attitude." After talking we kind of hit it off. Said he would contact me in a few days for a second interview, with his supervisor. Who he didn't like...
Was contacted a 2 weeks later. Met with the Sales Manager and DM. Strange. Just weird. One guy selling the company as a "price and benefit" place, the selling that they were "environmentally friendly..."
No one seemed on the same page. Went, OK. Said they would contact me in a few days. 2 weeks went by, called me again for another meeting, to make an offer. I passed...
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Reason for Declining
Strange place. No one was on the same page...
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Data Analyst at Waste Management
Posted Aug 10, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 (took a day)
Maybe because the manager has a technical background, I was asked lots of questions about Java and SQL, all technical questions. It was the first data analyst interview I got, I don't know whether it is the way this role is usually interviewed, but I feel more like applying for a JAVA developer position.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Safety Manager at Waste Management
Posted Jul 31, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 (took 2 days)
HR did the initial phone interview and then arranged for a panel interview with a team of compliance managers. The second interview was a one to one interview with the operations director.
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Negotiation Details
I was able to negotiate an extra week of vacation commensurate with my years of work experience.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Account Manager at Waste Management
Posted Jul 21, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 (took 6 weeks)
Long, drawn out process. Two telephone interviews before in person interview. Local manager was very nice, helpful, encouraging. I was selected and referred to non-local recruiter for hiring package, recruiter called and said they'd like to hire me, 2 weeks later they called and retracted the offer to hire. Six week process start to disappointing finish.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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