Regional Sales Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Cogent Communications with 4 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 59.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Regional Sales Manager roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cogent Communications overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cogent Communications as a Regional Sales Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Drug test: 17%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cogent Communications
Interview
Recruiter who then decides wether you are an overall fit and then onto sales director or vp. Fast process. Recruiters are active but not directly in tandem with the sales managers so it can lead to misalignment of objectives and job descriptions. Refer to the hiring manager for the real job description in their given region.
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There is no standard interview process, each does their own with no format or standards.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cogent Communications (Washington, DC) in Jan 2020
Interview
The first Interview was with a recruiter over the phone. She was very professional and courteous. Can’t say the same for the in person interview with upper management. This was at their headquarters in DC. The very first question was “where else are you applying to because plenty of places around here are paying more.” What kind of interview question is that? Spent the whole interview trying to deter me by saying things like, the shifts here start extremely early and that could be hard for some people, parking and commuting is expensive, etc. Dude took one look at my face and decided he did not want me working there. Not surprised though considering this was an old white guy. He clearly was not comfortable with a minority being in a leadership position. What is surprising to me is the fact someone with this crappy, archaic, and unprofessional mindset made it that high up in the company. Needless to say, I never heard anything from them.