The process was simple and easy but multiple interviews. They screened an asked various questions. I interviewed with many different people in the company. They wanted someone with past sales experience.
Recruiter, Hiring Manager, VP, Presentation Panel. Informational interview with recruiter and hiring manager. Then if selected, progress to a mock sales presentation with a panel of different directors and VPs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Presentation and research on company and why they would be a good fit for Okta
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Okta (Bellevue, WA) in Sep 2024
Interview
screening meeting was great, met with hiring manager which was a dry meeting, very cliche questions with no understanding of what he was looking for, was told id be onto the next round and never returned back with info.
Account Executive applicants have rated the interview process at Okta with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 39.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Account Executive roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Okta overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Okta as a Account Executive according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 23%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Group panel interview: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Drug test: 5%
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