I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Salesforce (San Francisco, CA) in Sept 2010
Interview
Internal recruiter phone interview. Two RVPs face to face at SF HQ. Power point presentation to AVP and 3 other RVPs (role play) to sell them SFDC SaaS over competitor on premise software.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Came from "CIO" - We have already invested significantly in the hardware / network to upgrade existing on premise CRM, so why would I buy your cloud base software and not leverage our investment made?
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