I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SMC Corporation in Feb 2015
Interview
Submitted resume through their website and got a call in a few days which I missed. Spent over a week trying to get back in touch with them while they weren't returning my calls. Finally about two weeks later I received a call apologizing for not getting back to me but they wanted to set up an interview in the next week. Interview was structured with most of the focus being on the details of my resume. Asked standard canned questions when the person appeared to get irritated with my response and slammed his folder shut. Had a great second interview with the branch manager with all of the same questions. The communication from the beginning was spotty and sometimes felt border line unprofessional. Given my experience I would not have pursued this opportunity.
Pretty straight forward interview process with incremental management personnel asking typical questions for the industrial automation vertical. Not difficult if you come from the space they operate in. Phone interview progresses to on-site. Phone interview was in-depth and over one hour long.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
After the 1.5 hour mark was asked if I had any questions. I said "No" as I believe we covered all throughout the in-depth phone interview.
Quick and efficient. There was a phone interview with a recruiter and then an in person interview. They give you a quick tour of their office. The questions were very standard interview questions. They sent lots of pictures of their sales academy. I was offered a position on the spot.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you willing to relocate if offered a position?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SMC Corporation (Boston, MA) in Apr 2019
Interview
very fast, maybe too fast actually. I was asked basic normal interview questions. It wasn't challenging. I didn't like the job though. The interview process was too quick. It was too quick.
Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at SMC Corporation with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 29% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Representative roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SMC Corporation overall takes an average of 37 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SMC Corporation as a Sales Representative according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 21%
Drug test: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Skills test: 7%
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