I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at AlienVault (Austin, TX) in Aug 2017
Interview
The interview process was very encouraging. I met with 3 members of the senior management team who asked great intuitive and professional questions. As well they were prompt and had a dedicated recruiting professional who made my experience very welcoming.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at AlienVault (San Mateo, CA) in Feb 2018
Interview
Phone screen from a recruiter in Texas, and then onsite in San Mateo. Interviewed with three different people. Great interviews, and I felt very confident that my experience at two tech unicorns that I would bring tremendous value. However, I did not hear back from them for a few weeks. When I pinged the recruiter she said "Thank you so much for your time, however, we are continuing to interview candidates for the role. I'll follow up with more information as soon as I can. " That gave me a feeling that they really don't know what they're looking for in Account Executives, because they initially reached out to me. At the same time, their sales is 100% inbound, so it's more of a call center atmosphere than enterprise sales. Not a bad thing, because that also means they have an excellent marketing engine. After doing some digging, I was informed that I was "too senior" for the role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on our interview process. We strive to be highly responsive and keep an interviewee apprised of the status of hiring and no more than a week should go by. In our follow-up, we should have provided more specific feedback to you and what we were looking for. It appears as if we fell short this time and we are sorry for that. We wish you the best in your search for the next unicorn.
Best Regards,
AlienVault HR
I applied online. I interviewed at AlienVault (Austin, TX) in Aug 2017
Interview
Phone screening followed by interview with all the managers. More informal and conversational to get a feeling for who you are as a person. I didn't get the job, they were very respectful of my time and extremely friendly. You get the feeling that they are looking for more then just another employee. I respect there process. although i wasn't selected and am truly disappointed that I wasn't. I get the feeling that I would've loved working there.