Stryker Associate Sales Representative interview questions

Met with the Regional Sales Manager who asked pretty simple questions, just to gage who exactly he’s dealing with. Seemed like a great sales guy, probably not a bad guy to work for either. Had a positive feeling from him. The second interview was with one of the Account Managers and went horribly. This guy seemed more intent to brag about his income (which was impressive) and to boast that all reps are buying houses with the amount they make (in California that’s a pretty impressive feat) rather than conduct an actual interview. He then kept repeating that he didn’t want to ‘sugar coat’ it and went on to explain there would be very long hours involved, which I believed given that he had dark circles under his eyes, seemed annoyed and kept spacing off. He proceeded to repeat multiple times that I had a really nice resume but that I could keep it since the paper was really nice and figured I could use the money I’d save from reprinting additional copies. The interviews were like night and day. The set up here seems similar to joining a frat. The first year or two sound like hell where you work long hours with very little pay but once you’ve paid your dues and get assigned your own territory, you’re living the high life. Needless to say, I didn’t get the job. Very frat like atmosphere it seemed and they both referred to this as a lifestyle, which means being on call 24/7 with the exception of every other weekend. The money is definitely there if you’re selecting and make it past their hazing faze.

I spoke with three separate members of the team, each screening me about my background and experience. Also had to take a Gallup test for screening purposes. The last phase of the interview process involves an on-site ride along interacting with customers and members of the team