Pretty long, strung out process and not very professional. First round phone screen, second round face to face interview with hiring manager. After this round the recruiter told me the hiring manager may not have a hiring position. third round shadow/ ride along.
Eventually it a final round was set with another Manager via video call and they were a bit rude and standoffish. After this, the recruiter went cold on me and we haven't spoken since. The rep that I shadowed/ new manager at least had the decency to inform me that they were considering an internal candidate and could not make any decisions until that person was considered.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What type of worker would your current manager describe you as?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Paychex (Culver City, CA) in Jan 2025
Interview
I was referred to this company by a friend who is in sales. He is not at the company anymore but he says it was a good experience. It was a multi-step process, math test and ride along.
Basic screening call, then call with hiring manager, then interview with another manager. Was informed of position details and walked through offering. Was informed I didn't get the position the week after my final interview. Pretty standard.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Product specific questions and industry specific questions.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Paychex (Cleveland, OH) in Aug 2024
Interview
-Phone screening. Easy process with basic information about the role as well as basic information about you.
-30 minute interview with regional manager. Good conversation. Normal conversation/questions based on background/history.
-Field ride
-2nd interview/offer
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How can your skills/experience transfer into the role?
Outside Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at Paychex with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Outside Sales Representative roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 30 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Paychex overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Paychex as a Outside Sales Representative according to 30 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Drug test: 8%
Background check: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Other: 4%
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