I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Salesforce (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2017
Interview
I was contacted by 2 internal recruiters (one who screened me for the vertical specific recruiter) on LinkedIn. I was then moved on to the RVP of sales, Solutions Architect, then Director of Sales. Every person I talked to was bright, cheerful, thoughtful, friendly, intelligent, and genuinely cool. I can say without hesitation that this was the best interview experience I have ever been through. Pro tip: If you are a top performer, proudly post your stats on LinkedIn. I feel that in no small way led to being called up to the "big leagues".
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Take me through one of your biggest wins: Who did you engage? who did you bring in for help? and how did you close the sale?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (London, England) in Jun 2025
Interview
Simple interview process. Met with two recruiters then the RVP for an hour. After that I had the panel interview which wasn’t overly difficult as they just wanted to understand how you sell and learn more about you as a person. Then 3 days later I was offered the role. Pretty simple process and well coordinated. The whole thing took about 3 weeks from the time I submitted an application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me how you would approach needing to work with multiple reps all trying to pitch their product within the same account?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (Boston, MA) in Nov 2021
Interview
Extremely professional, supportive, and responsive interview process. I had an initial recruiter interview on the phone, followed by a hiring manager Google meet, a Google meet with another team member, and a final online presentation to a four person panel. A very positive experience!
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Salesforce (Brussels) in Oct 2020
Interview
Overall it took 2 months. I've had 4 calls with the recruiter, hiring manager, a current employee that has the same function and a panel with senior management. Everyone was very transparent and professional. The procedure went great.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you lead a virtual team?
How will you hit the ground running?
Strategic Account Executive applicants have rated the interview process at Salesforce with 3.5 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 79.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Strategic Account Executive roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 19 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Salesforce overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Salesforce as a Strategic Account Executive according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 19%
One on one interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 18%
Background check: 16%
Drug test: 13%
Presentation: 11%
Skills test: 2%
Personality test: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Other: 1%
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