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Inside Craig Waibel’s ‘arduous’ interview process

Sounders new sporting director stood out amidst multiple rounds of interviews, including a written project and hours of interviews.

The first time Garth Lagerwey hired Craig Waibel, it was over endless breadsticks at Olive Garden. Or maybe it was a pretzel-bun hamburger from Ruby Tuesday. The exact details are slightly contested. But what both agree on is that the interview process was considerably less formal than the one that resulted in Waibel being hired by Lagerwey to be the Seattle Sounders’ new VP of Soccer Operations and Sporting Director.

To get this job, Waibel had to navigate an interview process that featured dozens of highly qualified candidates, at least two rounds of video interviews and a written assignment.