I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Upwork (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2016
Interview
1st - Phone interview with Recruiter (Short)
2nd - Phone interview with VP of Sales ( About 30 minutes, friendly guy, no bs with him )
3rd - Onsite interview with 4 different people
1st interview: Sales Manager Karen
2nd interview: Account Executive with a guy named Brian
3rd interview: Sales Development Rep
4th interview: VP of Sales
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Upwork (Chicago, IL) in Jul 2018
Interview
Quick and painless process. I applied online, went through phone screen, came onsite for final interview with consisted of shadowing to accompany two 2:1 interviews. Upon final interview I heard back with my offer within 1 week and was given ample time to give notice to previous employer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What about your experience lends well to the gig economy or SaaS sales
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Upwork (Chicago, IL)
Interview
Few quick steps. Phone interview, phone interview, in-person.
Recruiter will reach out for an initial conversation, next steps are with SDR director for phone and in-person interviews. It is helpful to know the trends of the workforce and any experience in staffing, HR, talent acquisition, or recruiting are extremely helpful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical experience questions, what do you do for fun, why do you want to work for Upwork, what do you know about Upwork, etc.
Sales Development Representative applicants have rated the interview process at Upwork with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 43.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Development Representative roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Upwork overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Upwork as a Sales Development Representative according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
One on one interview: 38%
Group panel interview: 13%
Drug test: 13%
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