AI Guidelines

As your prospective employer, Wayfair has outlined our policy on how we use AI in hiring and how candidates are permitted to use AI in our hiring processes. Just as AI continues to evolve, Wayfair will review and update these guidelines as needed.

Candidate AI Use Policies for the Wayfair Interview Process

We believe that preparation can boost interview performance. Feel free to use all available resources to prepare for your Wayfair interview, including online research, networking, asking your recruiter questions, and even AI tools. However, please refrain from using AI to enhance your performance during a live interview, unless explicitly instructed or permitted.

At Wayfair, we're excited to learn how candidates are using AI to enhance their job search and how you might use AI as a tool to facilitate your work at Wayfair. We encourage you to share in your interviews with us how you might leverage these tools in the role for which you are interviewing. To ensure a fair and transparent process for all, we ask that you use AI within the guidelines outlined below. If we notice AI being used beyond these guidelines, we may disqualify your application and/or to reach out to your references to confirm your qualifications and experience.

You must disclose or cite any AI tools that you use during your interview. Wayfair values honesty and integrity above all. We want to get to know the real you and the unique talents you bring to the table. Please ensure that your application and interview responses accurately reflect your skills and experience. If you have any questions about AI usage during your Wayfair interview process, we encourage you to connect with your recruiter – we're here to support you!

Wayfair encourages you to use AI as follows:

• Application materials: Feel free to use AI tools to help you craft your resume and cover letter. We simply ask that you ensure the information you provide accurately reflects your skills and qualifications. This helps ensure that we can find the best match between your talents and our open roles!
• Take-home assignments: We're excited to see your take on the assignment! Feel free to research and explore the topic in a way that works best for you. While GenAI can be a helpful tool, remember that it can sometimes provide overly general or wordy responses. We're looking forward to seeing your unique perspective and insights shine through in your final submission!
• Live coding assessments: To give you a realistic experience of the work our engineers do, we design coding assessments that may incorporate the use of generative AI tools like Open AI, ChatGPT and Gemini, and GitHub CoPilot. For certain roles, we encourage the transparent use of generative AI during the interview process. We ask that you be prepared to clearly explain the prompts you use and the technical choices you make when using AI.

Do not use AI during the following parts of the recruiting process:

• Phone and Virtual interviews: We assess your interpersonal and collaborative skills during the interview process to determine if you are a good fit for the role. To ensure the integrity of the evaluation, please refrain from using AI-generated answers during your interview. If we discover that you have used such answers without authorization or prior disclosure, you may be disqualified from the hiring process. AI tools may not be used to transcribe or record the interview at any time. This ensures your privacy and Wayfair’s confidential information are protected.

How AI Supports Wayfair’s Talent Acquisition Team

At Wayfair, we are excited about the possibilities AI offers and are adopting it thoughtfully into our hiring practices. While AI can enhance efficiency, we firmly believe that human judgement is irreplaceable in making final hiring decisions. We see AI as a valuable tool to support our hiring teams, not a replacement for their expertise. We are committed to using AI responsibly to create a positive and fair experience for all candidates!

Here are some ways AI enhances Wayfair's hiring process:

• Supports recruiters in their efforts to identify candidates with the key skills required for posted positions.
• Improves Wayfair’s outreach to potential candidates, allowing Wayfair to find the best people for our teams.
• Supports Wayfair in its efforts to ensure all candidates are evaluated fairly and equitably based solely on their skills and qualifications.
• Facilitates interview scheduling and improves Wayfair’s ability to answer candidate questions quickly and efficiently.
• With candidate consent, Wayfair may use AI to transcribe interviews to allow interviewers to focus more on the candidate they are meeting and less on note-taking.

Our Commitment to Privacy and Inclusion

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Your personal data will never be used to train an AI model and will be used only in compliance with the Candidate Privacy Notice. If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us at dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com.