Solar Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Sunrun with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Solar Consultant roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sunrun overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Sunrun as a Solar Consultant according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Background check: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Presentation: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Sunrun (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
The interview/ Hiring process was very straight forward with a detailed background check, reference check, and income verification that took a total of 30+ days with a total of 2 interviews with the last interview had you pitching solar to the VP of sales. The 1st interview began with my recruiter then on to the Sales Manager, once all the paperwork was checked and verified they brought me back to speak to the VP of sales ( Very intense man ) and had me pitch him Solar, you must close him or from what I hear you will be passed on so remember guys and gals "ABC".
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most Difficult was the waiting, because they are a very through, ethical, and hire very carefully it well over a month from my first conversation to my offer letter being sent to my email. Due to the solar industry being in its infancy, and very small, a RAINMAKER is a valued commodity and companies will go to great lengths to keep them in the company. Now with that said companies will go to great lengths to make it known they are not poaching. If you are coming from a Channel partner or a past partner be sure to have a letter from that past employer that it is ok for you to look for other opportunities, which if you are good you will never get. In my case since my past employer was livid that I wanted to leave would not give me a letter so my offer letter stated that I was in no way approached by SunRun, and that I made the first contact.
Interview was informal and straight to the point which I enjoyed. They are in the midst of a big hiring push so things were hectic with multiple people waiting to be seen. Questions were simple since performance at this job is purely dependent on work ethic.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: What is your experience in sales and what type of sale was it?
It went very well came in to be interviewed by a hiring manager. I waited for him in the office and when he came he asked me about myself and my experiences that would relate to the job.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sunrun (Los Angeles, CA) in Nov 2015
Interview
First was contacted by recruiter and was given details of the job and the interview process, then phone interview with a manager and finally an in person interview with two different managers. Was then asked to do a written portion which included rebuttal emails and the standard "why are you good for the job" questions. Everyone was very polite although the initial phase with their recruiting team could have been handled with more professionalism as the interview process they described was not the reality, too much overselling in my opinion.