I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Schaeffler (Chennai) in Jan 2011
Interview
Telephonic interview by reporting manager followed by F2F interview with vice-president sales. After clearing these two rounds there was an online test on aptitude & logical reasoning thinking. Post this, there will be a final round with HR.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
mainly on market intelligence and your past achievements
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Schaeffler (Kuala Lumpur) in Nov 2023
Interview
Recruiter from LinkedIn approached me. There have 2 stages. First stage the interviewer is Country Manager. Duration about 1 hour ++. Then the second stage one week after first interview. It's take also 1 hour++. The panels for second stage are Country Manager, Hiring Manager (Head of Industrial & Business Development and HR Country Manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Both stages same question. All about what are doing in your previous company? limitation, how to close the deal, how you make a sales, What is you most challenging situation etc.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Schaeffler (Vancouver, BC) in Jun 2011
Interview
Panel style, behavarioual questions. More conversational style, they are interested in how you fit into the company and what you're interpersonal skills are like. Showing past interest in commercial aspects of engineering are highly valuable. Ultimately this is asales role so keep that in mind.
Sales Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Schaeffler with 3 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 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Engineer roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Schaeffler overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Schaeffler as a Sales Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
Drug test: 25%
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