I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at SunPower (Sacramento, CA) in Mar 2019
Interview
Not a good experience. Two major issues with this company. First, they promise and write in emails that they will cover any expenses related to the interview such as mileage to get there. In my case is was about 100 miles away. This was in March of 2019 and as of October of 2019 despite repeated requests they have yet to pay. The other issue is they want you to invest a ton of time in preparing a presentation for your would be peers and upper management. It's a time waster and its easy to check out LinkedIn to see who they did hire and its usually someone from the hiring managers alma mater.
Some advice is just do a normal interview like 95% of all the other companies out there...especially if your going to hire your friends anyway.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's your perception of the state of solar industry?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SunPower (New York, NY) in Jul 2015
Interview
The interviews were a series of 30 minute phone conversations with sales management from across the US. They were seeking to better understand individual initiative, strategic thought, and industry knowledge. In addition, at the conclusion of the interviews a presentation was scheduled which included delivery of a territory plan for both management and growth of the territory.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you approach developing new partners in your territory
Regional Sales Manager applicants have rated the interview process at SunPower with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Regional Sales Manager roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SunPower overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SunPower as a Regional Sales Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Presentation: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
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