Account Executive applicants have rated the interview process at HubSpot with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 41% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Account Executive roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 104 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HubSpot overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HubSpot as a Account Executive according to 104 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 12%
Group panel interview: 10%
Background check: 8%
Other: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at HubSpot (Cambridge, MA) in Jun 2019
Interview
Four interviews. Three over the phone and a series in person. Extremely hypothetical questions such as (I made this up, but just as ludicrous): "If you were a lawnmower, describe a time you had encountered some grass that was against the grain of the way you were mowing and how you overcame that on a Tuesday."
OR
"Tell us about a time where you designed a submarine and the seven stages of accomplishment that was recognized from sub-senior management."
Then they tell you how terrible you did and how you scored poorly because no one has any clue how to answer these questions. They even provide you with study material that says HubSpot does NOT want to hire people who use any sort of instinct. They want people who fit into a preconceived mold. They want robots.
I have a lifetime quota achievement of 140% in SaaS sales and was told I wasn't offered a position because I don't listen to feedback. So either that's BS, or I'm the greatest, most natural salesperson of all time since that means I accomplished this with no coaching whatsoever.
I was warned by friends who left HubSpot not to go. Now I know why.
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Question 1
They had an impromptu mock call where I was supposed to sell a product from a previous company from several years ago. I didn't know this was going to happen. It was a sabotage.
Very structured. Recruiter will tell you exactly what the next round is about and what they are looking for.
Interview was extremely structured and seems like interviewer follow script when they ask questions lol
Phone Screen with Recruiter (off-camera)
Interview with Manager (mock disco)
Interview with another Manager (mock solution presentation)
Interview with your Sales Director (pretty easy, be human, we talked about fishing)
The two managers you get can make or break you getting in as some are tougher than others.
Multiple meetings and material to review for your interview stages. Be prepared to take 5 hours out of your work day to join the interview prep calls and meetings. Total time dedicated to interviews and preparation time roughly 10 hours.