I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at International SOS (Cape Town) in Aug 2018
Interview
1st phone interview with HR technician
2nd phone interview with function manager
3rd phone interview with business unit director
4th phone interview with function general manager
It started in September 2018 and the interview processes were developed till November 2018. In January of 2019 I did not received any feedback from the company after contacting all the the HR via mails and phone calls and the other contact points by mail. Finally in February 2019 the business unit director replied to my email stating that if I was not contacted I was not selected anymore. Worst experience ever and it just shows how amateurs the HR team is and how unorganized the company is. I am glad I did not join a company that works like that and treats people this way.
I interviewed at International SOS (Beijing, Beijing)
Interview
A. Regional manager interview -general questions about work back group and understanding of position.
B. National manager interview (China) - same but more situation task questions.
C. Broad member interview
I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at International SOS (Jesi) in Aug 2022
Interview
Screening interview + 3 interviews with managers. No details on pay or job conditions shared beforehand. After 2 months I was successfully selected but they retired the offer when I asked them to pay for my… social security! I also asked to pay the non competition clause as it’s normal everywhere in the world but they like not to. 2 months of total waste of time
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at International SOS (Washington, DC) in May 2022
Interview
I interviewed with the recruiter who was great. She then had a Zoom interview with the hiring manager. The next phase was to meet the hiring manager in person. which required travel arrangements. After that interview, I was moved along to interview with the VP Sales - New Business.
The in-person meeting with the hiring manager was more conversational, getting-to-know-you type interview over lunch with no real typical interview questions asked unless I asked the questions, which I thought was kind of off. He mentioned that he was unable to find a candidate that had all that he had hoped for, but he felt positive about moving me into the next phase.
The interview with the VP was a little more in-depth. The VP was pleasant enough and focused on consultative selling. We were scheduled for only 30 minutes but ended up talking for over an hour. To be honest, I was surprised and disappointed to not get the offer. Though I'm rating it a positive, the interview experience was neither positive or negative. I've been through better and I've been through worse.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever taken a course in consultative sales?