I applied online. I interviewed at SparkPost (San Francisco, CA) in Dec 2016
Interview
Applied online, they responded in 5 days and I spoke with their recruiter who was a pleasure to speak with. The next day I spoke with their Director of Inside Sales. I was invited for an onsite 2 days later to meet with SDR and Inside sales crew. I was then scheduled to speak with VP of Sales Ops. All conversations were very conversational and went well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The usual, what are you looking for in a job, future plans, etc.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at SparkPost
Interview
Best interview process I have had so far in SF. Chris is super cool and the SDR team is sweet. Unreal compared to other interviews at companies here in The Bay.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a time you made a mistake and had to over come it?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SparkPost (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2017
Interview
I was interviewed by HR ( very professional) then the week after I had a group interview( their TOP Sales people + Inside Sales Manager). The last interview was with the VP
I did well in the interview and was offered an awesome job package. Although I declined ( I was offered a field position at one of the companies I applied for) this company is definitely on my radar for companies to work for in the future. Here are my top 2 reasons why:
1. Culture and People: Having encountered them throughout the process I can tell you that they are a mix of brilliant and talented smart people with a "cool" vibe. Its just like those found in Legendary Silicon Valley companies before their IPO. This culture is something that cant be bought. It is developed by brilliant people and forged and maintained by the right type of leadership. You ask me how I know? I used to work for one.
2. SF office view. Once you enter, the 19th floor offers a specular view of SF. I can guarantee that bad days or stress days are gone upon seeing this.
SDR applicants have rated the interview process at SparkPost 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 48.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SDR roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SparkPost overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SparkPost as a SDR according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
Drug test: 13%
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