I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at OutboundEngine (Austin, TX)
Interview
After a preliminary phone interview with their recruiting manager, I was asked to come in and talk with the sales managers about the position. When I arrived they seemed to have a couple of investors in the building and instead they asked me to sit next to a sales rep to listen to the pitch. Afterwards, I sat down with one of the Sales Manager and we proceeded to talk more about the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I asked the Sales Manager 'why I should join the OutboundEngine team if I were offered a position' to which he answered "you shouldn't". In all fairness, I have no previous experience in cold calling sales, but rather sales in a general role. His explanation was that this was a very hard job and it required some background in cold call sales
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at OutboundEngine in Aug 2014
Interview
Red Flag #1 - They were quick to respond to my application, within hours.
Red Flag #2 - The music during in the back ground during the phone screen was loud and highly unprofessional
Red Flag #3 - They listen to your calls and coach while on the call. Sales reps should not be near a phone or talking to prospects until they are trained.
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Question 1
There was no difficult questions asked. I think I asked more than he was able to answer.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at OutboundEngine (Austin, TX) in Apr 2014
Interview
My communications were positive and upbeat. They were upfront in the requirements and environment of the prospective job. I was interviewed 3 times. Each person was upbeat and high energy. However, the work environment was boiler room quality. Tall desks with no chairs. A high volume of calls expected.
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Question 1
The unexpected question was what is your best quality and your worst quality. It was an interesting question because you are being asked to reveal a negative side of your personality when you are there to project nothing but positive.
