I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cengage
Accepted offer
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cengage (South Bend, IN) in Nov 2012
Interview
Initial phone interview followed by two face to faces, one with district manager, then with regional. Each face to face lasted about two hours. Then onto the on campus component below.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interview was easy, basic sales questions. They then have you spend a day in the field solo, meeting with professors that you have to introduce yourself to and meet. These are not preset appointments, but basically just cold calls you make. I loved this part, but have been told this is hard for many people.
Very long and in-depth interview process. Recruiter - Phone Screen- Interview with Manager- Half-Day Campus Visit (you will need to take time off from your current job to do this) which gives you a glimpse into what your possible future job might entail- Phone or Virtual Interviews with Director of Sales and VP- Group Interview with Leadership Team. About a 3-month long process (for me anyways, might differ on a case-by-case basis).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would motivate you to perform this job? What did you learn from your Campus Visit?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cengage
Interview
Two Phone interviews (one screen and one "why do you want to work here?") and two in person interviews (one job shadow and one panel/resume interview with mock sales calls)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to pretend to sell them a digital product from a list. I chose Netflix, they called me from another room pretending to be a customer, and then I proceeded to sell them on Netflix as if I worked for Netflix.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cengage (Florence, KY)
Interview
For my interview process, I first submitted my resume online. Then, I had a short introduction interview over the phone to schedule the first real phone interview. After the phone interview, I completed two hours of shadowing at Cengage in Florence, Kentucky. Finally, I had a group interview and mock interview.