I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Yext (New York, NY) in Oct 2015
Interview
Phone interview - Who are you in your group of friends? What is Yext? Why sales? Then the next day I went in for a hour and a half long interview in their office which was nothing short of ridiculous. I got "lucky," and one of the managers who was supposed to interview me was unavailable, so it didn't last the regular 2 hours. All the managers asked me the same questions, and none asked anything creative (to no surprise). These people asked me questions like I was going into some really important job. Save yourself and don't work for this place, the walls are white, the desks are white, all the people are white wearing sweatpants and say "totally" and "awesome" for every other word. They're just looking for hamsters to run the wheel and churn out money. I was given a tour of the office by a salesperson who mistakenly told me that "the most exciting part of working here is the free snacks." I couldn't run faster out of that interview. If you are creative, have a soul, or a vocabulary that spans beyond frat slang, save yourself and leave the money mongering to these fools. I just went for the practice, and am on to better pastures. SAVE YOURSELF!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me your favorite movie, and sell me a ticket.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Yext (New York, NY) in Jan 2018
Interview
Brief screening with one of the recruiters. Afterwards if they like you they'll ask you to come in and meet with the sales managers. You meet with each one and after doing so the training manager. Pretty straight forward process where they ask you goals and some simple motivation questions a swell.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Yext (New York, NY) in Oct 2017
Interview
Started with a phone screening which lasted a standard 15-20 minutes. Standard question about why Yext, why sales, personal qualities that would help, and name a time when you have had to sell something. Then they brought me into the office for a full interview. First thing to do was read a script into the phone talking about the product and giving a pitch. I then met with three different managers of the sales teams for interviews lasting around 20 minutes each. It was a mix of fit questions regarding personal attributes and qualities, some more specific sales questions, and explaining the role, the company, department, and pay structure.
I applied online. I interviewed at Yext (New York, NY)
Interview
I applied online and the recruiter got back to me relatively quickly to schedule a phone call. The phone call went well (we discussed which start day would be better for me) and scheduled an in person interview with management. Throughout the process I was told they liked my enthusiasm, my work experience and that I was asking great questions. Needless to say I was not offered the position. I would like for the recruiter to reach out to those who didn't get the position instead of the generic email they send out. I'm not asking for a detailed written email but I would have appreciated some feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me why we should hire you if we only had one spot open?
Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Yext with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 81.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 47 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Yext overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Yext as a Sales Associate according to 47 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 37%
One on one interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 7%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Presentation: 2%
Other: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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