I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Chef Software (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2016
Interview
I had to give a 45 minute presentation on DevOps in front of the entire sales team for the first portion. I was then interviewed by 3 different members of the team, then the director of sales, and then by the head of hr.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you overcome the fact that you have no sales experience?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Chef Software
Interview
The interview process was very well organized. From the initial call with the recruiter through the on-site interview (pre-pandemic), it took about 2 weeks to complete and receive my offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: How would you handle a call with a potential customer that says they're busy?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Chef Software (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2016
Interview
I was referred by an employee and applied online. I was contacted shortly thereafter for an initial phone screen covering the basic information and why I wanted to be at Chef and what would make me successful with the team. Following the phone screen I was told that I would come in for an in person interview.
The in person interview was explained clearly and fairly straightforward. I was given a paper ahead of time and instructed to create a presentation. The day started with the presentation in front of the sales team. Afterwards a series of Q&A was conducted to make sure you understand the subject matter. Following the presentation there was a series of interviews (either 1:1 or with a couple people). The day lasted about 3.5 hours in total.
Overall, the environment was great and the day flew by!
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for Chef? Why do you think you'll be successful at Chef?
Sales Development Representative applicants have rated the interview process at Chef Software with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Development Representative roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Chef Software overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Chef Software as a Sales Development Representative according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Background check: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Presentation: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 8%
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