3 rounds, straightforward process. Recruiter screener, interview with sales manager, roleplay interview, final interview with the head of sales. Be prepared to answer questions about prior experiences, handling sales objections and rejections,
Disappointing interview process and result. Went through two rounds for a sales position-- the first one was great. Interviewer was friendly, alignment around skill set, goals, process, and vision for growth were all there and I was excited to take next steps. In my second round interview, my excitement for the position was met by a hiring manager who was overtly skeptical about my skills and experience from the onset.
I found it especially strange when the interviewer told me "Wow, you flipped it on me and you really didn't answer my question," after I had definitely answered her question with a meaningful response. It went downhill from there as I could sense she was somewhat disinterested in me as a candidate, but I couldn't tell you why. I did get the sense that this hiring manager was looking down her nose at me, though, and that really killed the quality of the conversation.
I was told next steps would come by way of a mock sales demo and I'd hear back from them about a week later to set that up. Then radio silence. They didn't even send an email to formally reject or thank me for my time and give me some insight into why they decided not to proceed.
Probably dodged a bullet with this one.
I had a typical phone screen, and then I was invited to move forward to a director-level interview. Unfortunately, the interviewer was almost 15 minutes late, and instead of extending the interview to make up for the delay, it was quickly rushed. I could tell she was a bit distracted and hadn't thoroughly reviewed my resume. About two and half weeks later, I received an automatic rejection email, which I found a bit unprofessional considering I had already gone through two steps in the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you had to lead a difficult project.