Territory Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at Grainger with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Territory Sales Representative roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 59 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Grainger overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Grainger as a Territory Sales Representative according to 59 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
Background check: 15%
One on one interview: 15%
Personality test: 13%
Drug test: 12%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Presentation: 1%
Other: 0%
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Grainger in Jun 2015
Interview
Laid back and very comfortable they made me feel very at ease and when I started go off base a little tr interviewer politely got me back on track to stay to the module STAR if you are great at star interviews you will nail this one. I passed round 1 and my in person interview is in one week. So I'm still in the hiring process!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you could have done better at your job and what steps did you take to change it?/get better?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Grainger in Jun 2016
Interview
Good process. Scheduling of the interview was well organized and flexible. The point of contact provided good information on how to drive to the interview and where to park. Upon arrival the experience was good but the interviews seemed to be strictly by the "book". The interview was not personalized enough but still a positive experience.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Grainger
Interview
STAR style questioning. (Situation, Task, Action you took, Results you achieved)
Multiple people that interview you.
First with recruiter on phone -- casual conversation to get to know you as well as some run-of-the mill interview questions. If you pass then an in person meeting is set up, usually with 2 or more people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time when you had a failure. What happened? why? how did you fix it? what did you learn from it?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Grainger (Beaumont, TX) in Nov 2015
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter over the phone and she explained the roles of the position and salary and such. Asked me if I was interested in what the job description entailed. So we scheduled a phone interview about a few days later. Basically, went like any other interview. History and background questions and then the star format of questions. I have no other experience in sales so those questions proved to be difficult.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When was a time that you failed at something and what was your reaction and result?