I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Paychex (Phoenix, AZ)
Interview
Phenomenal. Recruiter emailed me about a week after I applied. We set up a phone screening. He told me everything you would want to know before you put time and effort into an interview process (which can be a lot, depending on the company). It's a sales development role that is designed to help you master the basics of the industry sales, and he did not dress it up as anything better. You need to understand going into the interview that this is not a dream job, but it is not meant to be. After completing the whole interview process I realized that there are endless opportunities at this company to make a ton of money and this position is what you need to do to access those. And that was made perfectly clear. In-person interview was with two sales dev. supervisors, and they were equally as authentic. Interview was only supposed to be an hour long, it ended up being two hours. I do not believe that is how it normally goes, but the supervisors and I were literally just having a conversation. I've gotten offers from a few other companies and this was the one company that legitimately wanted to get to know me, and did not even care that I took up an extra hour of their time. There is a third "interview" (but seemed like more of a formality to me) that gives you an opportunity to talk with a national sales director.
All in all, even if I didn't take the position, I was grateful for the experience. I don't do reviews or anything like this very often, but I felt like I should let other people know.
The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Paychex
Interview
Had a great phone screen with recruiter. It was a Friday afternoon and we were both in good moods. Convo flowed well. She told me I passed initial screen and I’d have a phone interview with hiring manager. We spoke at agreed upon time. That seemed to go well. We penciled in a face to face. I sent thank you email and asked to confirm face to face and then never heard from anyone again. Left recruiter and hiring manager a few messages each. Completely ghosted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you feel you’d be a good fit for this position?
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Paychex (Penfield, NY) in Nov 2018
Interview
I was told they did behavioral-based interviewing but they did not. They did not seem to have much structure in their selection process. I was asked to design and develop training; the hiring manager left before my presentation.
The recruiter did not return calls nor answer emails. Recruiter excels at ghosting.
I was asked to travel for an onsite interview. I drove 300 miles and they would not reimburse my expenses. Make sure you get it in writing that they will reimburse travel expenses.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one of the biggest challenges you see in leadership development.