Alida Business Development Associate interview questions

The interview process started off by an online application of submitting a resume. I was contacted by HR to do a phone screen who was friendly. She responded shortly after to set up an in-person interview with the Manager of Inside Sales. I found the in-person interview to be formatted quite strangely. Started off with the typical behaviourals, tell me about your story, walk me through your resume, describe a challenge you've faced, etc. However, the interview then turned into a mock sales pitch and a long list of hypotheticals about how I would approach selling Vision Critical to my favourite restaurant, how I would approach 10 CEO's in 5 days. It felt like a pop-quiz and although the interviewer said there was no right answer, his responses pushed for a specific answer. Questions were open-ended and too hypothetical in my opinion given that the interviewer gave no context of any situations he was asking about. I felt the questions were not relevant for this role which was described as entry level.

The interview process was by far, one of the best recruitment processes I have been a part of. Throughout the process, I had the chance to do a phone interview with the HR Specialist, an in-person interview with the team lead and the VP of Sales Enablement, and another phone call with the VP of Sales. Overall, you can tell that the culture looks great, the people are incredible, and there are opportunities to grow your career.