Originally applied for a BDA role in the company and Had a phone screen call with a HR representative. She referred me to a BDA manager who I had a very tough interview with. Following on from this, he referred me to the Sales Development team, as he felt this was more suited to my skill set. With the SDR team, I had an initial screening interview before having a full 1.5 hour interview including a case study, mock call and pitch of my own credentials. Finally, I had an interview with a sales director. During this I keep in contact with the original HR person, having to submit all the required details directly to her. Got a phone call one week later to tell me I got the job!
The interview process included a 30 - minute phone screen with HR, a 1 - hour interview with the hiring manager focusing on sales experience and CRM knowledge, and a final role - play exercise simulating a cold call to a prospect.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you explain the value of Salesforce’s Sales Cloud to a prospect who is using a competitor’s CRM?
I applied online. I interviewed at Salesforce (Sydney)
Interview
After applying, I was invited to an initial interview with instructions on what to research to prepare. The initial 30 minute interview consisted of a bunch of scripted questions at a rapid pace.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce in Feb 2022
Interview
Great experience during 3 sets of challenging interviews. Firstly with the recruiter (30 min call), and then 2 sets of interviews with your hiring manager and with an additional person from the company. Very responsive and quick process as well with hiring manager and with recruiter too.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Salesforce? Where do you see yourself in 5 years?