I applied online. I interviewed at Salesforce (Denver, CO) in Jun 2017
Interview
A recruiter reached out and we had a 30-minute call, followed by another 30-minute call with the correct recruiter for the specific team I was interviewing for. I then spoke with my direct manager for 30 minutes via a video call, my manager's manager for 30 minutes, and also a peer on my future team for 30 minutes via a video call. They then flew me out to give a mock sales presentation. The following week I had an offer. 4 weeks from first call w/ a recruiter to an offer letter. Their offer was higher than I was looking for in the market, so there was no negotiation needed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How is Salesforce CRM different than MSCRM? Why are we more expensive? Can we get a trial of Salesforce CRM? What is the Marketing Cloud? What is Salesforce built on?
Recruiter missed multiple interviews only to tell me they have no positions only.
6 months later I receive an interview invite with pay $20k lower than originally discussed
Manager arrives late to the interview then cuts the time early. Company seems disorganized and difficult to take seriously as a so called leader in SaaS.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain your sales process
How do you perform outreach
Describe a deal won
Apply via Workday, initial recruiter screening via phone call, 1:1 manager interview and introduction, then panel presentation with role play. You'll need to build and present a deck in the final stages.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through a deal example and how you won the opportunity.
pretty easy interview. Had to do a case. It felt like it was just a formality and they put me up to it to fit into their standard processes. Not the best experience but it is what it is
Account Executive applicants have rated the interview process at Salesforce with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 81% positive. To compare, the company-average is 79.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Account Executive roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 606 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Salesforce overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Salesforce as a Account Executive according to 606 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 19%
One on one interview: 16%
Background check: 15%
Presentation: 12%
Drug test: 9%
Skills test: 3%
Personality test: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Other: 1%
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