I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Freshworks (San Mateo, CA) in Jun 2019
Interview
A recruiter reached out and had a brief phone screening interview. Then had another phone interview with a sales manager and in-person interviews with 3 other sales managers. The process was seamless and had a positive experience with all interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your sales style? What management style do you work best with?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Freshworks (San Mateo, CA) in Jun 2019
Interview
The interview process was pretty straightforward; Once a recruiter contacted me via Linkedin, I directly communicated with her from scheduling interviews to negotiating employee benefits. The first round was a phone screening with a recruiter, then had a 1:1 phone interview with a sales manager. I went on-site to meet with 4 sales managers for 30-40mins each and there was no panel interview or presentation.
Strategic Account Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Freshworks with 2 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 53% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Strategic Account Manager roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Freshworks overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Freshworks as a Strategic Account Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 29%
Presentation: 29%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
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