I recently interviewed for an Educational Sales position at Invo and unfortunately had the worst interview experience of my career.
The process began on a positive note — the initial meeting with the Head of Sales was warm and encouraging. However, things quickly shifted when her counterpart joined the next meeting. What started as a conversation about mutual fit turned into what felt like a data-mining session focused on extracting everything I knew about the California education market.
There were long gaps between interviews, several weeks each time, with no communication or updates unless I followed up. Eventually, I was given a take-home assignment: create a full territory plan. This required many unpaid hours and was especially challenging given the lack of context or support from the company, which had no prior sales team.
During the final presentation, it was clear they were more interested in the market insights I could offer than in actually evaluating me as a candidate. I asked directly if there were any concerns about my candidacy and was told I had done a good job and they would provide feedback either way. That never happened. Weeks later, I had to call the recruiter myself to learn they had decided not to move forward. I was told my plan wasn’t strong, despite earlier praise — likely because I chose not to disclose all of my contacts by name.
The entire experience left me feeling used and dehumanized. I even followed up with a thank-you email and another request for feedback, which went unanswered.
In hindsight, I’m relieved I wasn’t offered the role. The lack of communication, professionalism, and respect throughout the process speaks volumes. I would not recommend pursuing a position with this company, regardless of the compensation package they offer.
