Sales Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Ecolab with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 17% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Engineer roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ecolab overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ecolab as a Sales Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 44%
Phone interview: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Personality test: 11%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Ecolab (Austin, TX) in May 2013
Interview
It's long. They take their time. I think it's because they want to get the very best. All my co-workers were pretty quality people. Your first formal interview will be with the local Manager. The next will likely be a "ride-along" with a non-manager. This is an opportunity to see the real job (it does get dirty). Be careful with your ride-along. Ask honest questions, but this employee will be reporting back to the Manager. You may have another interview with the local Manager. But you will definitely see the Area Vice President and the National Sales President. This will be a "good cop/bad cop" type interview. It can get brutal but they just want to see how you do. If you make it to the AVP/National level, you will be in, unless you completely blow it.
I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ecolab (Chennai) in Jul 2018
Interview
I had a 3 round telephonic interview after I had a walk in interview. Which tested on some basic chemistry questions and post clearing that I was sent to a group discussion. After being selected in GD had a personal interview all in one day and told me I would be called. The next week I had a call with regional sales manager and post that with national sales manager. I didn't clear this round as they felt I was overqualified or not correct for the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If I was willing to do extra work besides job responsibilities
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Ecolab (Hastings, NE) in Feb 2018
Interview
I had to drive an hour to meet the hiring manager in a hotel lobby which was loud and full of people. The face to face interview was a waste of time considering everything could have been discussed on a phone call.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ecolab (Cincinnati, OH) in Jan 2017
Interview
Was flown to area for ride along after phone interview. People are very nice and questions were asked during ride along session. Met with different customers and knew decision at the end of the day.