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.
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
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%
Drug test: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
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