Sales Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Salesforce with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 79.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Engineer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 29 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 Sales Engineer according to 29 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 24%
Group panel interview: 19%
Background check: 12%
Presentation: 11%
Drug test: 4%
Skills test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Other: 1%
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Salesforce
Interview
As a remote employee, all interviews were over the phone. I was referred by another employee that I had previously worked with. Spoke with the hiring manager, HR Recruiter, two members of the sales team, another SE, and a director.
The most nerve-wracking part of the process was preparing and presenting a live demo of functionality I built.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did I want to be an SE?
What did I like most about my current job?
What is my learning style?
Explain my sales experience.
The interview process was thorough and challenging, but ultimately a positive experience. Glenn and Steve were very friendly to talk to. Admittedly the process was longer than I might normally expect, with weeks between communications
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you could solve any one problem in the world, what would it be?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Salesforce (San Antonio, TX) in Jan 2022
Interview
I was reached out to a few months ago while job searching by a recruiter. I have had a former coworker join SF and heard decent things about the culture and pay. I only had one interview that I cut short as the first question they asked was why I chose to take the interview to which I explained the above. Then they asked me a handful of interrogation questions like what I knew about their culture, how it was different, what were my expectations in salary, but this was done in a rapid fire way and in a very rude manner and framed more hypothetically. I don’t think they actually wanted me to answer, they were trying to test me. I ended the call.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Salesforce
Interview
Six 30 min interviews with different team members and other key teams. Plus a final panel presentation where interviewees role play a customer and you present to them as a Sales Engineer
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Sales experience and understanding of the sales process.