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      Presales Executive Interview

      11 Feb 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Bengaluru
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Lumen (Bengaluru) in Jan 2021

      Interview

      1) Their HR did not share the JD, as a result, given the fact that they had my CV already, I assumed that it was for a relevant position in IT domain. Although Lumen, erstwhile Centurylink, is a Telecom company, but still they have some IT competency. But my assumption was wrong. The position was for a mixed domain, with higher weightage on Telecom. 2) For this role, they asked me to prepare solution architecture with description, project timeline, and cost. While during the interview I got to know that the position requires neither solution design, nor project mgmt, nor pricing. It was a sheer wastage of my time and effort !! 3) During the interview, the HR asked me to turn on my camera. But the interviewer and HR both kept their cameras turned off!! By any standard of communication etiquette, this is unacceptable, illegal, and unethical. This shows how unfairly they treat their employees. If this is how they treat a potential colleague, then it is not difficult to understand their poor & exploitative HR policies. I would NEVER recommend any friend to join this organization.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      1) previous exp., team size, deal sizes 2) the process of due diligence 3) pricing methods 4) bid lifecycle 5) if I have any SAP solutioning experience (I was surprised why this question was asked to me. Because SAP or ADM competency was not mentioned anywhere in my CV) ... and after asking all these questions, when he gave me the opportunity to ask him something, I asked him about the scope, and got to know that they don't do anything - no solution, no PP, no pricing, no SAP .... they why the heck did he ask me all these questions !! It only shows how cheaply they treat candidates, and they don't respect people's time and effort. Utterly shocking experience !!
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