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Updated 24 Mar 2023
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Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Workday (New York, NY)
Contacted via LinkedIn. Process spanned four interviews. Hiring Manager, Peers on Technical/Collaboration, Senior management panel on Decision making and core values, HR on Communication. Very good experience from the beginning. Talent acquisition team are very organized and you always know where you are in the process. Quick response to questions, and open to discuss anything.
- What do you do if an engineer won't listen to your direction?
- If you are hired, how would you go about creating a network you can resource?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in San Francisco, CA
I applied online. I interviewed at Workday (San Francisco, CA)
Drawn out process over weeks. Very uncoordinated. Led to believe there was an offer then ghosted multiple times. Passed around between recruiters who were on spring break. I expected better communication and coordination from a company of this size.
- Why do you want to work at Workday

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Workday
Overall, great interview process although they went with another candidate. Conversations were open-ended and team was very nice. No "quizzing" on products, felt very relaxed and team was very open and kind.
- Describe a time where you dealt with a difficult customer. Why Workday?

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Workday
Quick technical question where you need to build a program that answers the question just like any other leet code question. Made sure to describe everything that you're adding to the code
- To build a program. Like any other leet code question

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Workday
Real Solid phone interview, Of course I wish i got a call back but overall their recruiters made me feel personable and took their time I definitely felt like I could have gotten an interview in person if the timing was right. Workday really does strive to be better in its process, because I've heard a lot of good things about the company that I don't hear much of anywhere else
- Standard Star Questions About Experiences and such

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. I interviewed at Workday
4 stage interview process. 1st with HR and general background and experience and salary expectations 2nd EMEA Marketing Manager and talking about my marketing experience. 3rd Head of marketing and a quick call to discuss the direction of the company and my background 4th meeting a few snr sales people and also presenting a use case and putting a marketing strategy together. The presentation was 25 minutes.
- How would you go about account-based marketing? What are some ways of generating pipelines and improving the quality of leads?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in New York, NY
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Workday (New York, NY) in Mar 2023
Sales leader 30 min interviews (4) plus, delivering a role play presentation in 15 mins of their corporate slide deck to an audience of pseudo execs for them to assess and critique your fit
- Why are you with your most current company and what drew you to them in the first place. Why do you want to leave?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Vancouver, BC
I applied online. I interviewed at Workday (Vancouver, BC) in Mar 2023
1st round is about introducing XpressO language, the interviewer talks most of the time. 2st round is technical and relates to UML class design 3rd round is fully BQ with the manager All interviewers are very nice.
- 2nd round, my technical interview mainly focuses on how you identify the class you needed based on the situation provided and the relationship and cardinality between classes. 3rd round, BQ is very typical. Ex, how you deal with conflict, how you learn/ face challenges/ walk me through projects on your resume

Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Workday
I had 5 rounds. The first and the second rounds were with my hiring manager and PM’s . It was a mix of technical and background analysis kind of questions. My second and third round were technical. Coding questions , system design and architecture based questions and the last round was with Director of the team . Here I was given a chance to ask more questions about the company and team as well.
- String questions (Dynamic programing & backtracking concept)

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Workday
Applied online through their career website.The interview process usually begins with an initial screening where the HR representative or hiring manager reviews the candidate's resume and cover letter. Then, the candidate is invited for an in-person or virtual interview where they answer questions related to their experience, qualifications, and fit for the role. The interviewer may also ask behavioral and situational questions to gauge the candidate's problem-solving and communication skills. The interview process may also involve technical or skills assessments, and multiple rounds of interviews with different team members. The final step is an offer or rejection decision based on the overall performance of the candidate during the interview process.
- Tell me about yourself. and what were your roles and responsibilities in previous roles

Anonymous Employee
I applied online. I interviewed at Workday
Had multiple rounds of interviews. Technical was based on UMLs. Otherwise was mostly focused on behavioral. Recruiter was very responsive and kept informed on all steps of the interview process.
- UML diagram for different situations.
Workday Interviews FAQs
Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Workday as 58.0% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.67 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Test Engineer and Senior Application Developer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Software Developer and Consultant roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Workday takes an average of 21 days when considering 7 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Test Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 12 days), whereas Senior Software Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Workday according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone Interview: 22.22%
One-on-One Interview: 22.22%
Presentation: 16.67%
Background Check: 11.11%
IQ Intelligence Test: 11.11%
Personality Test: 5.56%
Skills Test: 5.56%
Group Panel Interview: 5.56%
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