I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Salesforce in Nov 2023
Average interview
Application
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce
Interview
First, there was a Recruiter phone screen (15-30 minutes). This was followed by Hiring Manager phone screen (30-45 minutes). Finally, there were in-person Interviews with 6 collaborators (30-45 minutes each) onsite.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Why Salesforce? Why this role? How does it fit into your long-term goals?
The process overall was pretty standard. I had 5 rounds of interviews:
1 phone screen, 1 interview with the hiring manager, 1 round with team members (4), and a 30 min presentation.
Everyone was notably very kind and that made me feel good about moving forward with the position.
It took a long time from start to finish -- about 4.5 months, but I started in November so just before the holiday period. The recruiter noted that my process was taking particularly long and this was not the norm. I think it also had to do with some hiring policy changes occurring at the same time.
Ultimately I really enjoyed the process and I am looking forward to working at Salesforce (Slack).
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How do you influence business partners to ensure what they’re doing fits into the bigger picture (functionally and strat?)
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce in Nov 2019
Interview
Long and extensive.
I had 8 total interviews over a 3 week period. A phone screen (15 mins), a interview with the hiring manager (45 mins), five (5) on-site interviews (45 mins each, 1:1), and a final interview (30 mins).
I was told I was the runner-up candidate and the person who was offered the job got it because they had a nudge more technical experience. The only problem here is that almost none of the questions during the entire interview process focused on my technical competency. It all focused on PM skills. Therefore, how did they gauge my technical experience? Only the small amount of information on my resume? I also have a very well-rounded, technical background so someone would have needed almost 10+ years experience in a technical field to surpass my own.
This is truly disheartening because I really wanted to work here and they made the interview process extremely exhaustive. On a more positive note, the recruiter and coordinator were always communicative and transparent, which I thought was awesome.
I have never been so far through an interview process and not been offered a job so this is definitely a new experience for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly behavioral questions along the line of - describe a time when you had a disagreement with a team member; when you had to juggle multiple priorities; when you had to make a last minute decision on a project, etc.