I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at The Hershey Company (Blacksburg, VA) in Feb 2022
Interview
There are three rounds of interviews. The first round was very simple, a get to know you. The second round was more intense and included behavioral questions. The last round is a field day where you follow around a sales representative and see what their day to day looks like.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General get to know you questions. Behavioral question where you describe a difficult situational and how you worked through that and what communication skills oyu used.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at The Hershey Company (Pittsburgh, PA) in Nov 2024
Interview
2 interviews before final interview in the Field. First interview to go over qualifications and experience with some questions. Final interview was in the field to test if it was a fit.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at The Hershey Company (Milwaukee, WI) in Jan 2024
Interview
Was a good interview process. I really liked the last interview where they took you around to what would be your stores in your territory to see what the job would be like
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at The Hershey Company (Beaverton, OR) in Jul 2023
Interview
Long and had you go in the field to not give an offer. Felt like they wasted my time. Interviews were pretty normal but it was very discouraging when I applied for a position and got into the interview and they had not told me the specific one I applied for was no longer available until after my second interview.
Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at The Hershey Company with 3 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 55.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Representative roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 21 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The Hershey Company overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at The Hershey Company as a Sales Representative according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 26%
Skills test: 9%
Drug test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Other: 2%
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