I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Lincoln Electric (Cleveland, OH) in Mar 2017
Interview
The company flies you out to Cleveland to tour the facility, eat with management, have 1-on-1 interviews, and take a tour of Cleveland. The real interview consisted of a series of 1-on-1 interviews with the person who manages new sales rep hires, and different managers of the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you sell our product to a potential customer?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Lincoln Electric (Cleveland, OH) in Jan 2021
Interview
Initial phone interview about company culture. Second round was flown to Headquarters for a series of panel interviews with sales managers and executives. Interviews were held in a hotel convention center and were 30 minutes each. The panel interviews were very conversational.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Lincoln Electric
Interview
Multiple interview rounds. Generic resume description questions. First round with a district manager, next round with VP of sales. Final round with HR and presented a job offer.
Questions - Tell us about yourself, Willing to move to Cleveland for a training program, willing to travel, valid driver's license.
Technical Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at Lincoln Electric with 3 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 62.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Sales Representative roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Lincoln Electric overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Lincoln Electric as a Technical Sales Representative according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Drug test: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
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