I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Altria
Interview
Altria's recruitment process was extremely thorough. They did a really god job on giving the candidate an experience that allowed you to understand what was going to occur in the future.
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Question 1
There was a business case that required you to sell a product on the spot, which is what made the process extremely difficult.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Altria (Fort Worth, TX) in Sep 2024
Interview
the interview was about an hour long and consisted of interview questions using the STAR method and then at the end we did a sales simulation in which we were given a sheet to study for five minutes and the interviewers would come back in the room and we would pitch a sale to them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When was a time you encountered a challenge and what did you do to overcome it?
Questions asking about how you solve problems in different situations. Emphasize using the SAR method to describe a situation, action, and result. Then moved on to a case study question where they present information about a hypothetical sales interaction.
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Question 1
Look at this case study. How would you solve this issue?
I applied online. I interviewed at Altria (Jacksonville, IL) in Feb 2023
Interview
First an online interview which was pretty easy, a lot of questions about you, specially behavioral questions. Second interview was hard! 2 people interviewed me and they make you solve a Sales problem during the interview
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Question 1
Tell me a time you showed leadership Tell me a time you had to work under pressure Tell me a time you made a mistake and how you solved it Why altria? Why Sales?
Sales Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Altria with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Intern roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 22 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 Sales Intern according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 21%
One on one interview: 19%
Phone interview: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Other: 2%
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