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      Sales Interview

      21 May 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience

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      I interviewed at Calix

      Interview

      I was contacted via LinkedIn through a recruiter. Took the call and was introduced to VP of sales. The call was mainly about the role and where the company is headed. On my second call, I was interviewed with a female who gave me a bad vibe from the start. Towards the end of the call she became unprofessional with her appearance when asking me what I know about Calix. I asked qualified questions and she made it clear I didn’t need to know the technical parts of the job. Clearly that was the case when I didn’t get a third call. Don’t put your potential hires in a limbo and faking expectations just because you felt some type of way. I don’t recommend this company solely based on this woman’s interviewing skills.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      What do you know about Calix?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Walk me through your day to day process.
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      Question 3

      What does your sales process look like from initial approach to closing the deal?
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      Other Sales interview reviews for Calix

      Sales Interview

      2 Dec 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Overland Park, KS
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Calix (Overland Park, KS)

      Interview

      It was very thorough. Their were 9 interviews and it took almost two months. There also several testl you need to take. You meet with many different staff and there is very detail background check

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is your salary requirements?
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      Sales Interview

      17 Jan 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Baltimore, MD
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Calix (Baltimore, MD) in Dec 2018

      Interview

      Interview process was very well managed by a dedicated HR rep. Interview process was extremely thorough, meeting with the key sales management personnel. Additionally, I had video interviews with cross-functional team leaders from marketing and customer services, and also a phone interview with Mr. Russo which was unexpected, and a real honor.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How has your work experience prepared you to be successful in the role your interviewing for?
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      Calix response
      6y
      Interviewing out of the gates in January challenge within our sales team as we have new year kick-off meetings across the globe! Thanks for taking time out to provide us feedback. Our CEO, Carl Russo, leads by example that having a relentless focus on talent is core to a company's achievement of its mission. In addition, cross-functional input for our candidates to ask questions and for our team to ask of the candidates as well is core to our recruiting processes. Thanks again.

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