I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Proofpoint (Sunnyvale, CA) in May 2025
Interview
Initial phone screen with recruiter, then interview with managers, then interview with director. A lot of the interview process was evaluating for fit with culture and team. Process took about 3 weeks with another week before job offer.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Proofpoint (London, England) in Feb 2021
Interview
Whole process took almost 3 months. Interviews were quickly scheduled but final feedback took 4 weeks.
1- Tech Recruiter call
2- Hiring Manager
3- Sr TAM
4- another Sr TAM
5- US Director plus US Manager (counterparts)
6- Hiring Manager plus Sr Dir Support --> presentation
I was pleased with the whole process and the people I met were friendly and professional.
Although I haven't got the job offer this time, I will surely keep Proofpoint in mind for another opportunity.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
General Linux and SMTP questions for tech assessment.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Proofpoint in Aug 2019
Interview
After initial screening, the 1st interview with the hiring manager, the 2nd one with his homologue overseas, the 3rd one with a senior TAM, the 4th one again with the hiring manager and his manager, the 5th one with the country manager. Lengthy but smooth process. I was pleased with it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
previous experience. How I handled hot escalations.
Technical Account Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Proofpoint 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 44.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Account Manager roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Proofpoint overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Proofpoint as a Technical Account Manager according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
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