I was contacted by a recruiter off of my LinkedIn profile. I really wasn't looking for a new job, but I am always interested to see what's out there. Plus, this is a salaried opportunity $60K/year + OTE of $120K where my current job is full commission, so it never hurts to look.
After a short interview with the recruiter to judge my experience and interest, he submitted my information to Hotel Engine. They got back to me right away to set up a time to schedule an interview.
I actually had to reschedule my original interview. There was a bit of a scheduling mishap, by the person setting it up. She took full responsibility for what happened, which I looked at favorably. Someone who takes ownership of their mistake. I was impressed. If She was willing to do that, it shows that this is an ethical company.
When I did finally have the 1st interview, it was a great experience. It was a phone interview. I learned about the job, the expectations, and the company culture. He also got a good idea of who I am and my work habits. At the end of the interview, he said he was going to pass my name on, that I would be taking an assessment and if I passed that move forward to the next interview.
The assessment was a 50 question test that word problems, word association, vocabulary type questions...and part of it was also shape sequences, which was a bit confusing, why you would need that in a sales role, but okay. They also had a personality test, to see how you might fit within their company culture. I finished both those tests and passed, because I was contacted to setup the 2nd interview.
In the 2nd interview, a camera interview on Microsoft Teams. I felt I was prepared. I felt I had good questions. I felt I explained my experience in sales well. I guess my connection with this interviewer was not as fluent as my connection with the first interviewer. Not to say he was a bad guy, in fact, the total opposite. I felt we had a good conversation. I definitely had a positive impression. Maybe I didn't explain enough my hard work that I put in on a daily basis. Having really not been looking, my interview skills might need a bit of work. The feedback that I received was I was not able to hold a fluid conversation, which I have never been accused of. Also, they questioned my work ethic, which has also never been a problem. Maybe I will keep this in mind for my next interview opportunity. I don't take many, because I like what I do, but I thought this would be and interesting product and company to work with.
I hold no ill will towards this company. It seems like a very interesting product to sell. I thought I would be very successful. It seems like a great company culture. The people that I dealt with were good people. They are very quick and decisive with their communications, which I appreciated.
I am disappointed, but will continue to be successful at what I already do.