I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Apto (Denver, CO) in Jan 2016
Interview
Applied online. A recruiter reached out to me to schedule an initial phone screen. After that, had an in-person interview with the hiring manager. The next steps would be to meet with the VP of the customer success department and the CEO to give a presentation on anything of your choosing that you are an expert on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in working at a startup? How will you handle the differences between a startup and a large corporation?
I applied online. I interviewed at Apto (Denver, CO) in Jan 2018
Interview
The recruiter was awesome and made the experience positive. The office is in a great location and the office space is pretty sweet.
After speaking with the Director of Customer Success, I was invited for an in-person interview. I had 4 back to back interviews with different employees. I thought the interviews were going well however, I began to pick up a vibe as though the employees were all disconnected. Every time I asked about the company culture, the common response I received was that it could be better and they are still working on it. I was told that I was the last person interviewing for the role and by the way the conversations were going, it seemed as though they already had a candidate in mind for the role. I was asked a lot of questions by one of Customer Success Mangers. She asked a lot of situational questions and I felt as though I answered them all in the best way I could. At the end of the interviews I was told that I would hear back from them soon.
The following week I was told that I did not get the role due to not having enough SaaS experience. I thought it was silly considering I had 4 years of experience in the industry and the minimum on the job posting was 2 years. Whatever the real reason was, I ended up accepting a role with another company that was a better fit.
My advice: make a good impression with the other CSMs. It seems as though they had a lot of influence on the final decision.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
How would you save a customer who wanted to cancel their licenses?
Customer Success Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Apto with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Customer Success Manager roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Apto overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Apto as a Customer Success Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 17%
Presentation: 17%
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