I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Samsara in Apr 2024
Interview
Process led off with a recruiter screen followed by a panel of peers, cross functional managers, direct boss, and second line leader. Follow up interviews after that with similar group
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How confident are you in learning a new industry and sales process?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Samsara (San Francisco, CA) in May 2024
Interview
Very straightforward. Hiring manager kicked off the process followed by a panel of peers, senior leadership, and cross functional managers. Had an opportunity to come onsite for a follow up as well. Well managed by the recruiting team throughout
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It's one year from now and you have left Samsara. Why might that have happened?
Director of Commercial Sales applicants have rated the interview process at Samsara with 4 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 50.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Director of Commercial Sales roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Samsara overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Samsara as a Director of Commercial Sales according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 29%
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 14%
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