I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at MSDSonline (Chicago, IL) in Nov 2013
Interview
I emailed exactly per directions from the ad online, received an email response the following morning. We set up a day and time for a phone interview, which went well and I was scheduled to have an in-person interview at their office. Similar to other reviewers on here my interview consisted of five persons, first one, then two different teams of two persons.
Please note that their interview methods and questions are meant to be very challenging to push you into an uncomfortable situation to gauge your response/reaction. I had never been through an interview like this before and although I totally bombed it and got rattled, it was a very good experience as it exposed personal weaknesses that I was unaware of. So I have regrouped, addressed those weaknesses and will be ready for the next challenging interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had to choose between customers calling you or you calling the customer, which would you choose?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at MSDSonline (Chicago, IL) in Jun 2015
Interview
The first stage is a phone interview with one of the HR employees - it tends to be the easiest part and they may even offer you coaching for the next round. Then they email to invite you to an in-person interview. During that time you will shadow a representative and then move to two rounds of interviews. There will be a director or manager present in each panel and 2-3 representatives on each panel.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a time you had to work hard towards a definitive goal?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at MSDSonline (Chicago, IL)
Interview
Phone interview with HR, was referred by a close friend. Went in for in person interview. Sat in a room for a few hours, had a panel interview of teams of 2 and probably spoke with 8+ people. They were all sales managers and one was the sales director.
Seemed to go well with the managers and they liked my experience and what I could bring to the team. The Director barely lifted his head up to look at me, just stared at my resume and asked slow unenthusiastic questions. Said that I've worked for too many companies (3) and that could pose as a red flag. I explained that I felt it was an asset to my level of experience and business acumen. Obviously he didn't agree or listen to his sales managers. I was turned down.
I was probably over qualified and I was unemployed at the time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
We typically hire people right out of college, what would hiring someone with more experience bring to the team?
Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at MSDSonline with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Representative roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at MSDSonline overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at MSDSonline as a Sales Representative according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 40%
Phone interview: 40%
One on one interview: 10%
Background check: 10%
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