Outside Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at MSC Industrial Direct with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 44.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Outside Sales Representative roles take an average of 44 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at MSC Industrial Direct overall takes an average of 43 days.
Common stages of the interview process at MSC Industrial Direct as a Outside Sales Representative according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 22%
Background check: 22%
Drug test: 22%
Phone interview: 22%
Skills test: 11%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at MSC Industrial Direct
Interview
Through my interview process, I started to get the feeling that I knew more about sales than the DSM I interviewed with. Very uncomfortable process and it really made me skeptical about the next step in the interest process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was never asked what my approach to selling was.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at MSC Industrial Direct (Garden Grove, CA) in Jan 2015
Interview
Easy, standard interview questions with management at different levels interviewing you. You interview with HR, manager, district manager and then you get an offer or not. Depending on the level of the position you might have different process however over all I think HR was the hardest to interview with, they are really good at finding your weaknesses.