I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at MSDSonline (Chicago, IL) in Sep 2014
Interview
I had a phone interview for a Sales Executive position. They contacted me via e-mail only a couple of hours after I applied for the job, which was surprising because it was a Saturday. They even contacted me again on Sunday to ask my availability. The phone interview itself wasn't very difficult. The questions seemed pretty basic-What I do in my current position, why I wanted to leave it, what challenges have I faced as a Sales person and how did I overcome them, where I see my career going. The interviewer was very professional and knowledgeable about the company. She asked me about my previous job--what skills I used and what the challenges were, and why I left it. She also asked how I deal with rejection while working in Sales, because you get rejected a lot. I asked her a few questions about the company, like what percentage of Sales Executives meet their quota. Her answers were really thorough. My impression of the company from the interview was positive, she mentioned that they have trips for the Sales people that meet their quota. The company's product also seems pretty interesting and it seems like there's a good market for it right now.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The most difficult question for me was the question of where I see my career being in 5 years. I have some teaching experience on my resume, even though I'm not a certified teacher, and I think she suspected that I ultimately plan on going into teaching. I don't want a career in sales, I'm just working in it for now to pay the bills, so I fumbled this question a little.
I applied online. I interviewed at MSDSonline (Chicago, IL) in Jul 2015
Interview
Very simple. One round of phone interviews, and then a back to back in-person interview to see if you had the drive of a salesperson. A lot of what they are looking for is former athletes who have that type of drive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time when you handled a difficult situation?
The process took 3 days. I interviewed at MSDSonline (Chicago, IL) in Jun 2015
Interview
Briefly had a very basic run of the mill phone interview/screening. Then you they have you come in for the in person interview. I had two sets of three people interview me, other people had three sets of two people. The first group will have your potential team leader along with the director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you had to get what you want, without stepping on another colleagues toes.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at MSDSonline (Chicago, IL) in May 2015
Interview
Very quick 2 week process from start to finish. One quick on the phone interview where they screen your phone etiquette followed by in location interview. Starts off with shadowing of sales team member then interview with 3-5 sales team managers. Then a second round that same day of interviewers. Seems a bit much, however it is to your benefit all you have to really do is impress one or two well enough so that they can sway the panel to your favor. Very friendly interview process too.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why sales? Where do you see yourself in the next few years? Why MSDS?
Sales Executive applicants have rated the interview process at MSDSonline with 2.7 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 73.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Executive roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Executive according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 29%
Background check: 14%
Personality test: 10%
One on one interview: 10%
Skills test: 5%
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