I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ADP (Camarillo, CA) in Dec 2013
Interview
I had an acquaintance that works for ADP and referred me to this position. The interview process is very long and there are many steps. First there is a very in depth phone interview with HR, then a face-to-face with the Director of Sales for the area, then an interview with the hiring manager for the position, that is followed with a ride along with an actual Outside Sales Person. Immediately after the ride along there is a role play with the hiring manager. If you pass that there is a second and final interview with the Director of Sales.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I got all the way to the interview with the hiring manager and the question that I did not see coming was in regards to me staying in the area. It wasn't so much a question as a statement I was required to answer to. "I see that in your current job you have moved around quite a bit. How do I know that you will stay in the area?" I explained that my wife is in a long term career path in the local library system and that at minimum we would be in the area for five more years but that she was being groomed for a promotion already that would have us rooted here longer. This apparently was not good enough because I was then grilled about the chances of her not getting the position and what would happen then.
In all honesty, for an entry level position that is generally given to recent college graduates with no sales experience and has a 50% turn over rate, I do not understand why the hiring process was so difficult.
Up until that interview I had received feedback on every step of the way. After that portion of the interview all feedback stopped. I was not given any information as to why I had not moved forward in the process.
Process included a phone screen with the recruiter, an interview with the VP of sales, a top performing employee interview and finally a manager panel with a sales role play scenario and behavioral questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to walk through a sales role play where I was an ADP rep pitching payroll services to a small bagel shop referred by an existing client.
Do not recommend, had to go in the field shadowing someone for a full work day, get back to the office at 4:30, do an interview with a rude manager that seemed like they did not want to be there.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ADP (Atlanta, GA) in Sept 2025
Interview
Phone interview -> Interview with VP of Sales -> Multiple in-person interviews with two separate panels of Sales Executives.
The team was great, responsive, and a fresh of breath air.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would I approach a prospect list that is shared amongst peers?
