Inside Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at Professional Sports Publications with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 35% positive. To compare, the company-average is 47.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Inside Sales Representative roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 40 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Professional Sports Publications overall takes an average of 8 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Professional Sports Publications as a Inside Sales Representative according to 40 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 48%
Phone interview: 35%
Drug test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Skills test: 4%
Background check: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Professional Sports Publications (New York, NY) in May 2018
Interview
I Applied via indeed. I interviewed in Manhattan. The process was really pretty smooth. I walked in the office and after havung trouble finding the receptionist, he gave me a hand written 3pg application which took about 20 minutes to fill out. My first impression of their office, which was located on the 10th floor, was a little confusing at first. Upon first walking in the door the office was a little chaotic, and the receptionists desk was to the left in a corner... not very typical and it wasn't a standard set up. Instead of taking me into a waiting room to fill out my application they had me sit at a chair in front of the sales managers desk in a room full of salesman. I'm guessing they do that on purpose, so you can listen to the sales reps and get a feel for what you'd be doing. they called me in for a 1v1 interview and the manager was very straight forward and friendly. they are very honest on interrogating your capability of being able to handle 200 cold calls, if you have thick skin, are able to handle a lot of rejection and if you get down on yourself easily. They explain it's a hard job but worth the compensation. their training process is very informative and they teach you everything you need to know about being a sales rep for them. The atmosphere was a little stiff and uncomfortable, very serious and not much small talk. If I would say one improvement would just be to have the receptionist by the door so an interviewee can have a better first impression of the office, instead of walking in to a bunch of salesmen sitting by the door, and an unclear direction of where to go. Overall I really appreciate how up front and honest they are about the company and through out the entire process. They don't sugar coat anything and I think that authenticity will continue to bring people in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what motivates you? what was the atmosphere like waiting for the interview?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Professional Sports Publications (Houston, TX) in Aug 2025
Interview
I applied on Indeed and within the next couple of days they sent me an email to call their recruiting coordinator. It was a brief conversation with simple screening questions about why you applied for the job. She set me up with an in-person interview the following week. When I got there the first thing they had me do was fill out another application on their computer. Once I was done with that I was told to just sit at a desk because the manager stepped out while I was doing the application and waited for about 15-20 minutes until he came back. Based on what other people have said on here, I assume that they deliberately made me wait that long so I could observe the sales floor, which was nothing special. No one seemed happy to be there and there was no sense of community or culture among the employees. They also clearly do deceitful sales tactics. I observed on salesperson make calls stating they work for the athletic department for the University of Chicago and another saying he was with the athletic department for Colorado State, neither of which were true. Once the manager came back he took me into a room and the interview was easy enough, he was nice and it felt like a good conversation and he basically just explained what I would be doing for the job. Once it was over I was told that I would hear back by the end of the week about a follow up zoom interview with the VP of sales. The following day I sent a follow-up email to the manager I had the interview with to thank him for his time meeting with me and never got a response. By the end of the week I still heard nothing and that next monday I sent an email to the recruiting specialist that initially contacted me asking about any updates in the interview process and heard nothing from them as well. It wasn’t until I looked up the company on linked in and saw a post about a new hire at that branch that I knew for sure I was not getting the position. I found it extremely unprofessional that they would ghost someone like that and really put a bad taste in my mouth. My advice to the company in the future is that if you have someone interview and decide not to hire them, please just tell them that instead of ghosting them and making them wait and check daily to see if they got a response. I would have much rather just gotten a rejection letter instead of being treated like that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You will not start receiving commission until you hit (insert X amount of revenue in sales, I do not remember the exact number but it was in the 6 digits) in a calendar year, is that okay with you?
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Professional Sports Publications (Indianapolis, IN) in Jun 2025
Interview
I applied to this job thinking I'd be doing some advertising at least, turns out it's basically just cold calling. However, it went smoothly. Nothing negative to say. The interviewer was polite and excitable.
Told me the job is terrible and asked if I was willing to put up with it. First woman who I spoke with was friendly, but the man I spoke with made me grateful they never called me back.