I applied online. I interviewed at Verizon (Winston-Salem, NC)
Interview
Interviewer was unprepared. I was shocked that such a large company only offers 1099 positions for sales, but it explains why their reps are overly aggressive and rude. You can't get a simple questions answered without showing them your driver's licence.
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Question 1
Would I do inside and outside sales for them on a 1099 basis? I walked out of the interview. They should have mentioned that up front over the phone.
Unorganized and redundant. You go through a recruiter and the process is as seamless or not depending on the person. Applied to two different sites and he sent me to the wrong one and wasted my time and theres
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Question 1
Just basic customer service/ STAR based questions.
The interview was a process. I had to tell them lots of things. I answered questions. They answered questions. We both answered each other's questions about things. They were nice. There was free coffee
Long, mostly video interviews. Questions are cliche and repetitive. Process is simple enough just not to my liking. It’s also my understanding they have mandatory training for 3 weeks. Seems ridiculous to have qualified salespeople train for that long.
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Question 1
Weakness your previous employer would say you have?
Sales applicants have rated the interview process at Verizon with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 41 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Verizon overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Verizon as a Sales according to 41 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
One on one interview: 19%
Drug test: 15%
Skills test: 11%
Background check: 9%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Other: 1%
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