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BAT interviews FAQs
Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at BAT with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at BAT as a Sales Representative according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Other: 14%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at BAT (Roodepoort, Gauteng) in Mar 2017
Interview
Agency interview, then the company interview and after I received a call after 2 months. I received training on the products and culture. The interview had 3 sales manager plus a HRBP.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell about the time you handled a difficult situation
Assessment centre, was a long day, had the usual assessment day tasks to do Teamwork Sell yourself Sell a product Overall was a long day , but was a bad experience at all
Four hour process through BMS performance, intense but exciting and engaging including team activities, role play scenario suited to the role & final interview as the final stage with colleagues.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at BAT (Nottingham, England) in Mar 2021
Interview
2 stages- 1 informal and 1 formal with a scenario based section. Also there were a few group tasks with different managers watching you. Beyond that you had a 1 on 1 at the end