Technical Sales Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Guidewire with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Sales Consultant roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Guidewire overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Guidewire as a Technical Sales Consultant according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Other: 7%
Background check: 7%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Guidewire (Foster City, CA) in Apr 2015
Interview
2-3 Phone Interviews. First was about me, second was go download their programming language Gosu and build something with it then do a code review, 3rd was a onsite presentation and demo of a software application of your choice. During the presentation it was helpful that I brought all my own equipment to get onto the internet and projector to show. (They had the equipment but commented how other applicants couldn't seem to get it up and running.)
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Guidewire (Foster City, CA) in May 2015
Interview
Many stages including giving a demonstration of a software language (GOSU) and a 45 minute functional demonstration of a software program. There was also a few interviews for personality, role discussion, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give a 45 minute functional Demonstration/Onsite-Presentation of a software program of your choice.
HR interview > hiring manager interview > technical interview/activity > in-person presentation/interview. must be good at OO programming. this is the most "technical" sales consultant job ever, it is almost a programming job more than a sales job