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 online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Altria (Albuquerque, NM) in Aug 2014
Interview
Applied online after meeting with a Local Unite Manager at a career fair (Not University). Applied for position located in Albuquerque, NM.
Participated in phone screening call. Basic Behavior Questions in STAR format.
Next was in person panel interview. They flew me out to Albuquerque and put me up in a hotel for the night. Next morning, met with Unit Manager and another TSM. Filled out some paperwork that was misplaced by someone thinking that my application was for some other territory. This took about 30 minutes before we were able to actually start the interview. I was then handed a packet of fictional sales data for a hypothetical company. I was to review the information and participate in a case study. Then answered some more behavioral questions.
After the panel interview, we went out in the field and participated actively in the TSM role. Only visited 2 outlets before they had to have me back to the airport for my return flight.
Overall, positive interview, nice folks and I would have loved to receive a job offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The case study was difficult, make sure you're prepared to actually sell to someone. I wasn't.
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