I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at NIKE (Beaverton, OR) in Nov 2014
Interview
I submitted my application through campus recruiting. There was a requirement to submit a self introduction video but I didn't submit and still got an interview. For the first round, I had 2 interviews, one with a Finance Director and one with a recruiter. I received the news a week later that I was passed to the second round - 3 interviews on campus. The decision came after 2 or 3 days.
The interviews were relatively easy and mainly focused on behavioral questions. They were looking for people with 5-7 years of Finance experience and a strong fit with NIKE culture. The key is to demonstration passion for NIKE brand and products as well as strong team work skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was no challenging questions.
Fit questions:
- Why NIKE?
- Why Portland?
- What is your favorite NIKE product?
Typical behavioral questions such as:
- Tell me about a time when you faced with a challenging situation and how did you overcome, etc.
- Tell me about a time when you lead a team
- Tell me about a time when you resolve a conflict
- Etc.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at NIKE (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2015
Interview
It started with an in-person meeting with a sr. director to review my resume and job experiences. The 2nd round interview was over the phone and with a recruiter at Nike to discuss the position. The 3rd and final round interview at Nike Portland and entailed a 5 hour meeting with two directors, two managers, and analyst to review my resume and ask scenario/behavioral interview questions
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at NIKE (Beaverton, OR)
Interview
The interview process seemed very disorganized and unprofessional. I worked with the recruiter, who at times didn't know answers to my questions, to set up my on-campus interview. I had 3 panel interviews. The first was with the technical team I would be supporting. When I arrived, they didn't even know what role I was interviewing for and let me know it as they talked it out between the two. I got the sense that I was wasting their time as they kept trying to get out of the room. Initially that could be a bad signal if the interviewer is uninterested, but I got an offer...not the best way to sell a company.
The second interview was 10 minutes. Not joking, he came in, we talked a bit and said "I'm sold" and walked me to my next interview. Didn't even have the time to ask him questions given the interview would require me moving and I like to get people's perspective about the area and the company.
The third interview was with three finance people on the team. I was very unimpressed. They seemed more nervous than I did and asked the most cookie cutter questions possible. "Tell me a time when you dealt with conflict..." If these were the people I would be working with, I was not too eager.
Ultimately the manager reached out to me to move forward, but I felt given the role, business partners, and team members, this was not the time to move. I like what Nike had to offer as a company, but not at this time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you structure a business case to buy incremental servers for Nike.com?
How would you go about conflict resolution between two senior leaders for OPEX spend?