I applied online. I interviewed at iKala Interactive Media (Taipei) in June 2025
Interview
I proactively sent a self introduction deck to the company’s HR mailbox to demonstrate initiative, which led to an interview invitation.
The process started with a phone call from HR, asking which of the two available roles I was more interested in. I chose the Inside Sales position based on my original preference.
The first round was an online interview with the BU Sales Head, who was initially presented as my direct manager. (However, after joining, I found out he was not my actual direct manager. My new manager onboarded on the same day as I did. Additionally, the interviewer left the company three months after I joined :)
During this round, I was asked about my understanding of iKala’s Cloud and Nexus solutions offering, my understanding of the role, and my motivation for pursuing a career in sales. I was then invited to the next stage.
The second round was an on site interview scheduled one week later. This required preparing a presentation and delivering a live pitch. I had to presented my understanding of iKala Cloud and Nexus, as well as the overall BU product lines. I also selected a target industry and explained my go to market strategy, including why I chose that industry.
I shared my approach to cold calling, including what I would do before, during, and after calls, which received positive feedback from the interviewer.
After the presentation, the hiring manager stepped out, and HR continued the conversation to reconfirm my motivation and discuss compensation details.
I received the offer the next day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you motivated to join this company?
Why do you want to pursue a career in Sales?
What is your understanding of iKala Cloud & Nexus?
Which industry would you target and why? What is your strategy?
How would you approach this industry from a go-to-market perspective?
It was a good interview session, the environment was nice, and everyone was welcoming. We also looked around the office and they seem to have a lot of international employees as well.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at iKala Interactive Media (Tokyo) in Dec 2022
Interview
I had 3 interviews, the last one was in English. Most questions are very common ones. And it's not so difficult. So I recommend preparing it in advance. It took for a month so I can get easily the response / result.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why do you want to work here? what do you see in your future?