I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Paychex (Houston, TX) in May 2018
Interview
Applied online, had a phone screening interview with a recruiter a week later, also completed on online assessment. Moved forward to have a panel interview a week later. The personnel were not very inviting. Staff members peak around the corners to see who's the urban person. I guess it was casual Friday as the two interviewers were dressed in jeans and t-shirts. All members arrived 15 minutes late. One member failed to arrive at all and decided to call out. Some questions were typical behavioral and others were negative questions about worst case scenarios.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you hear about us?
Why did you apply?
Discuss your resume in depth?
Why did you leave your previous jobs?
Why are you leaving your current job?
Tell me about your best sale?
Tell me about your worst sale?
Describer your sales process?
What's the worst thing your friends will say about you?
What's the worst thing you will say about yourself?
What's the worst thing you dislike about your current job?
What is your biggest weakness?
Tell me about a time you disagreed with your manager?
Tell me about a time you went against company policy?
What do you think others think of you?
What do your customers say about you?
How would you describe yourself?
How competitive are you?
How do you manage your time?
How do you get customer to purchase from you?
Could you remain in one position for 5+ years?
Two interviews. One virtual one in person. Not difficult, entry level sales. Need to set own appointments and close existing customers. It was a grind, however it was remote. No territory remote selling.
Waste of time. Recruiter asked irrelevant questions and seemed disinterested after reaching out to me. Describe the interview process. Describe the interview process. You shouldn’t have to do this to access this site.
The interview process itself was fairly standard but stretched over the course of two months. It started with a phone screening with the recruiter, followed by interviews with the manager and someone I believe was the DM (though I’m not exactly sure of their title).
Throughout the process, I was transparent about being in conversations with other companies. Toward the end, I was asked, “What would you need to accept an offer?” I simply requested a higher base salary. The manager responded, “Let me talk to my boss—I’ll try to get you $XX,XXX.”
After that conversation, things stalled. I followed up with the recruiter every Monday for several weeks. Each time, I was told, “We’re still waiting on the DM—we want to give you the best offer possible.” Then, after weeks of silence, I received an automated rejection email stating they had gone with another candidate.
After investing two months into the process, I expected at least a phone call. But I suppose that lack of communication explains why the turnover is so high.
