Expect questions like “Why sales?” and “Why AlphaSense?”, along with a high-level discussion of your experience and communication skills. Overall, it wasn't too difficult as the interview with the hiring manager was pretty conversational.
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Other Sales Development Representative (SDR) Interview Reviews for AlphaSense
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at AlphaSense (London, England) in May 2026
Interview
Very smooth interview process. I was contacted and progressed quickly through each stage whilst being given ample time to prepare. Very kind staff and seems like they genuinely want to help.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at AlphaSense (London, England) in Apr 2026
Interview
5 stages
first round was a screening interview with a talent acquisition manager then 2 sdr managers in which a cold call was done and then a take home presentation and then a final interview with a senior sdr leader
Sales Development Representative (SDR) applicants have rated the interview process at AlphaSense with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 34.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Development Representative (SDR) roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 23 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AlphaSense overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at AlphaSense as a Sales Development Representative (SDR) according to 23 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Skills test: 20%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 10%
Other: 6%
Personality test: 4%
Group panel interview: 2%
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