Paychex Sales Development Representative interview questions
based on 2 ratings - Updated Dec 18, 2023
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Sales Development Representative applicants have rated the interview process at Paychex with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Development Representative roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Paychex overall takes an average of 22 days.
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Paychex in Dec 2023
Interview
Got buttered up by one of their recruiters for half an hour during the initial screening call. A salary of $50k OTE was discussed, which is garbage, but seems about right for entry-level, fully remote sales jobs these days. They know they can pay whatever they want these days, with the job market the way it is.
Anyway, I got an email a day later from the guy I interviewed with. Turns out "the managers" wanted me to interview for a different role, which would involve making 125+ cold calls a day... for a grand total of $35k a year (commission included).
But apparently, there's great opportunities for promotion after one year. I wonder if this was their plan all along. Hard pass.
In all the sales jobs I've looked at, I've noticed it's always the worst ones that try to flatter your ego, and make promises of how quickly you can move up in your career. This is to make you overlook how godawful the job actually is.
How can anyone even live on $35k in America these days? Shame on them. And I bet they're the kind of folks who love to complain about how "no one wants to work anymore."
Don't ever let anyone fool you into thinking you need to "pay your dues" to have the bare minimum, like the money to put a roof over your head.
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Question 1
Typical sales interview questions, asking about my background and why I feel I'd be suited to sales.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Paychex (Phoenix, AZ)
Interview
Phenomenal. Recruiter emailed me about a week after I applied. We set up a phone screening. He told me everything you would want to know before you put time and effort into an interview process (which can be a lot, depending on the company). It's a sales development role that is designed to help you master the basics of the industry sales, and he did not dress it up as anything better. You need to understand going into the interview that this is not a dream job, but it is not meant to be. After completing the whole interview process I realized that there are endless opportunities at this company to make a ton of money and this position is what you need to do to access those. And that was made perfectly clear. In-person interview was with two sales dev. supervisors, and they were equally as authentic. Interview was only supposed to be an hour long, it ended up being two hours. I do not believe that is how it normally goes, but the supervisors and I were literally just having a conversation. I've gotten offers from a few other companies and this was the one company that legitimately wanted to get to know me, and did not even care that I took up an extra hour of their time. There is a third "interview" (but seemed like more of a formality to me) that gives you an opportunity to talk with a national sales director.
All in all, even if I didn't take the position, I was grateful for the experience. I don't do reviews or anything like this very often, but I felt like I should let other people know.