I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SmartBear (Somerville, MA) in Feb 2016
Interview
One phone interview, one in person interview. From start to finish, the process took maybe 2-3 weeks. During the in person interview, the coordinator welcomed me promptly, but the team took about 20+ minutes to come meet with me. I was supposed to be done by 2:30, it was almost 3:30 by the time I was done. I consider that really bad time management on their part. I met with three people- the two who run the development program and one person on the sales team junior to them. They were all really nice and pleasant- questions were more to get to know my background and my experience, and learning about the program.
I got a brief tour of the office at the end, and was surprised by how FEW women there are (yes, I get it is tech.. but there are always ways to work around it). I was asked to decide if "I wanted to proceed" after a few weeks (and two snow storms). I did, but had a few questions. I was given one day to think about joining the company (no formal offer- I considered it a soft offer since we talked salary and was told "ball is in your court") and asked to email them the next day. I did, with follow up questions but did not hear back until almost 6pm. A number of factors didn't line up for me based on the interactions between receiving a soft offer and my response (call it a woman's intuition if you want). In the end, I said, without the info, I couldn't commit. They in turn "decided to go in another direction".
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What drives you? Why are you considering a career in sales?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SmartBear (Boston, MA) in Nov 2021
Interview
Four interviews
Consultative/Conversation style interview
All over zoom
Looking for candidates who are motivated, competitive and confident
The interviews went over the course of two weeks, which is a good sign as they only want to hire people who they see succeeding and having a future in the organisation.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SmartBear
Interview
Very thorough, consisting of four stages. Two informal, two formal. Meeting with varies managers and eventually the head of sales. More focused on the person than the experience. Really approachable, encourage questions. Never tried to catch me out. Great experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What can you bring from your experience travelling to SmartBear
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I applied online. I interviewed at SmartBear (Somerville, MA) in Nov 2020
Interview
It was a twenty minute to thirty minute interview over the phone with the possibility for future phone interviews and eventually a zoom interview (due to the virus and everyone being remote)
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