Territory Sales Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Altria with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Territory Sales Manager roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 149 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Altria overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Altria as a Territory Sales Manager according to 149 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 29%
Phone interview: 17%
One on one interview: 16%
Background check: 12%
Drug test: 12%
Skills test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Altria (Tampa, FL) in Feb 2014
Interview
Started off with a basic phone screen. Then an interview with a group of managers. The following step was a day out in the field riding with a manger.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
During the day in the field there were a lot of questions about what you would do or how you would change things the current TSM is doing. It was a very interesting process. For the 2nd interview, you are given 30 minutes to prepare a sales plan for a consumer product. It's a tough process.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Altria (Gainesville, FL)
Interview
3 interview rounds - 1 with recruiter, 1 virtual, and 1 virtual panel interview. Took a few months to get an offer. Lots of periods of silence and some people told me it took 6 months or so for the whole process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you pitch your sales story to this specific client?
First step was to answer screening questions and submit a resume. Second step was a pre recorded interview where you had to record yourself answering several questions and respond in writing about salary expectations.
3 steps - Behavioral, case study, and shadowing a manager. Very casual interview process. Focus on the STAR method and it'll be fine. For the case study you have to sell in a product by influencing the prospect with data and insights they provide