I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SAP (Maidenhead, England) in Jan 2011
Interview
Pretty straightforward. Contacted via agency pre-Christmas, who set up telephone interview with internal recruiter in early January. Had interview with hiring manager and his boss within a week, followed by panel interview and presentation a week later. Informally offered there and then, with formal offer a week later. Whole recruitment process from initial company contact took less than a month. Pretty slick.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SAP (Vancouver, BC) in Dec 2011
Interview
1 recruiter focused on online recruiting (LinkedIn primarily) liked my profile when I reached out to her. Passed me on to another inhouse recruiter who did a telephone screen then set up interview with two hiring managers (presentation). Was given a sales scenario with not-too-specific details, and a week to prepare. They were looking for: ability to present, to think on one's feet, to use sales methodologies. Used the good cop/bad cop routine (one guy lobbing softballs and giving buying signals, the other hammering away on "what's the value, prove it" etc.). Did well on that, got a verbal from the recruiter that they'd make an offer, had one final interview with head of inside sales org, got offer
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How would you overcome a second objection from a prospect?