Account Executive applicants have rated the interview process at Salesforce with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 90% positive. To compare, the company-average is 86.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Account Executive roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 30 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Salesforce overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Salesforce as a Account Executive according to 30 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 19%
Background check: 18%
Group panel interview: 18%
One on one interview: 17%
Presentation: 13%
Drug test: 9%
Skills test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce in July 2022
Interview
-Phone screen with recruiter -Round 1 interview with Hiring Manager - Round 2/final interview is a Panel interview with Hiring Manager, Sales Director, Someone else from the team - you are required to do a presentation on selling one of their products
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-Tell me about yourself -What is your sales style/process -Why Salesforce?
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