Solicité el puesto en persona. Acudí a una entrevista en OutboundEngine (Austin, TX)
Entrevista
I met with a woman who interviewed me, and she was so enthusiastic, very helpful while being honest and upfront about what they were looking for and what the sales job required. She told me that she "really liked me", and was excited for me to meet the SVP for my next interview. We had set up a Google Hangout the following Thursday so that I could video chat with him since I live outside of the area (NY). The day of the interview, she never called, never video chatted, never even emailed me to tell me that she wouldn't be conducting it. I called her and left a message wondering if there had been a miscommunication of time or date and to let me know, and I left her all of my contact info (even though she has my resume). 5 days later I have yet to hear back from her.
It was disappointing to go through such a positive experience for the first interview just to be let down in such an unprofessional way! If I was not right for the job I would have understood, but I don't think that she should have indicated how much she felt I would fit in, and how excited she was for me to meet the SVP if she had no intention of following through.
While originally a positive experience, this company does not seem to value professionalism.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Why do you think you're right for sales? (based on my background in recruiting)
Solicité el puesto a través de un captador. El proceso duró 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en OutboundEngine en ene 2018
Entrevista
Your first contacted by a recruiter for a 10-15 minute phone interview. If that goes well you then meet with two managers over the phone for another 20-30 minutes each. If that goes well you’ve been going for a presentation that you present of their products. You have to put together a power point and have a mock phone call. This is done in person with the directors and another manager. The company as a whole seemed okay but this isn’t a position for experienced Sales Reps. I was told quite bluntly that you could be micro managed and how would I handle that.... it’s not a position for everyone however a less seasoned sales rep that needs a lot of direction could do well here.
Preguntas de entrevista [3]
Pregunta 1
Very typical stuff, why do you feel your a great sales rep? What’s your selling style? Take me though a typical day at your current or most recent position etc.
AGE DISCRIMINATION - I was recruited on LinkedIn to come tour the office, listen to phone calls, see what everything was about etc. We had a couple brief exchanges with recruiters and sales managers. They told us if they saw potential in us we would get a call back to come in for a formal interview. As I was leaving I got verbal that I was the first person they would call.
Sure enough, I got a call from an internal recruiter the next day to schedule a formal interview. I prepared vigorously and went in feeling great. I was to meet with the recruiter for a short interview before interviewing with the SVP of Sales. Everything was going great until I was asked my age. Big no no, that I was unaware of being a naive young professional. I was 19 years old at the time. I answered honestly and the recruiter immediately sent me home. She didn't even let me go through to meet with the SVP. It was huge disappointment and a terrible look for the company.
It's been a couple years since this happened and I still sometimes think about it. Needed to get that off my chest.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
What are 3 words your friends would use to describe you?
Envié una solicitud electrónica. Acudí a una entrevista en OutboundEngine (Scottsdale, AZ)
Entrevista
10-15 minute phone interview with recruiter, 15 minute in person interview with 2 recruiters, 20 minute in person interview with sales manager. It was all fairly straight forward, no role playing which was somewhat unexpected but otherwise it was very similar to other sales position interviews.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Why would I want to leave current position to come to Outbound Engine?