I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce in Mar 2022
Interview
I was contacted by an inhouse recruiter on LinkedIn, then the following steps:
- Short call with recruiter
- Longer interview with Recruiter
- Hiring Manager interview
- Assessment day from 9-15, in that were another two
interviews and a business case study.
The Assessment day: 2 30 minutes interviews with Hiring Managers
1 30 minute session where you can ask questions to current BDA's (non-formal, non-judged).
A case study as follows: A week in advance you get a information on a potential client of Salesforce, their needs and desires etc. You then must prepare a recommendation for them on which SF products are best suited for them. You should prepare some slides with their needs, challenges, your recommended products for them, and questions to ask them.
On the assessment day, you're paired with one or two people, and you get around 45 minutes to prepare a 20 minute presentation, where your Hiring Managers are the clients in this role-play.
NOTE: It's not necessarily about in-depth product knowledge, more about collaboration and communication skills.
All in all it took a good 2 weeks from initial conversation to being hired.
Generally I noticed everyone was very friendly and happy to help, my recruiter really felt like 'on my side' and to help me out wherever possible. He gave me tips on the best way to conduct the interview with the hiring manager, and he offered a prep call for the assessment day. Both incredibly helpful!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Why Salesforce?
- Why Business Development?
- Name examples of where you wwere challenged (TIP:
Use STARRS)
- Name examples of were you were most proud of (STARRS)
- Name examples of when you were teamworking, or taking initiative (STARRS)
- Which personality traits make you good for Sales
- What is Ohana (their cultural motto) to you?
- What does a CEO of a start-up need to be successful?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Salesforce (New York, NY) in Dec 2021
Interview
The interviewer were friendly, but the recruiter who assisted me during the process did not appear to be well-organized. My second interview was scheduled, but it was moved to the next day at the last minute. With that, I had less than 24 hours to plan and deliver a full presentation. I didn't have much time to prepare, and I didn't think it was fair.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself?
Why sales/salesforce?
What did you do when you didn't agree with your previous boss's advice?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (Sídney) in Feb 2020
Interview
There was a phone interview, a presentation about yourself to a panel and then another one on one call. The process was good and challenging. Thes presentation was fun and creative.