I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at ADT (Phoenix, AZ) in Jul 2011
Interview
This is an authorized dealer in PHX by the way, Alliance Protection Systems inc., not corporate ADT. Met recruiter, sent in resume, received two interviews. Some questions just regarding sales scenarios and personality. They are just looking for people they think will be assertive and wont quit right away once they see how terrible the job is. They advertise it as $400 commission per install. But really there is all sorts of requirements on a "point" system per sale you have to meet to get 400. Most of the reps take at least 100-200 or more out of their own commission to get the sale. quantity over quality I guess. When I got hired had to sign a paper saying I would get ZERO benefits of any type, which had been advertised for the job. Company car to drive around? 25% travel? Nope you have to use your own vehicle and its 100% travel based. They give the 3 or 4 company vehicles to the boss and the established reps. No vehicle allowance either as I had seen on other posts on this site. Save your time and their time and avoid this one.
Relatively simple and straightforward. Nothing to overthink and just be yourself. Be sure to ask questions as the job wasn’t exactly what I thought it was going to be after accepting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What skills do you have that can help you do this job
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at ADT (Little Rock, AR) in Nov 2025
Interview
The interview process was simple to me. They asked about prior job history, why did I apply and things in that nature. I had one interview with the recruiter who was nice and not to overbearing
I applied online. I interviewed at ADT (Atlanta, GA) in Jan 2025
Interview
Quick and open. They definitely want sales reps with personality. Full of humor and slogans. Went over scheduling, how the pay system is set up, and the training process. Asked when did I want to start.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What’s one strength that I have that has stood out from the sales reps I’ve worked with in the past.
Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at ADT with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Representative roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 70 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at ADT overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at ADT as a Sales Representative according to 70 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 18%
Drug test: 18%
Background check: 17%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Group panel interview: 2%
Other: 2%
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