I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at iHeartMedia (Norfolk, VA) in Sep 2017
Interview
A rather unprofessional admin person contacted me to arrange the interview. It was set to meet in a coffee shop but no one showed. A half hour after the appointed time, I managed to contact the mgr who offered to meet another day or have me travel from the coffee shop to the office - not sure I couldn't just come to the office in the first place. I should have gone home as I was already unimpressed with being stood up but I had already invested a few hours in preparation and travel so I went to the office. My interview was rushed since it started over an hour late due. The mgr stopped to take messages more than 3 times - which made me feel like I was infringing though it wasn't my fault that we started late. I fielded the basic textbook sales job interview questions as my resume was being read - seemingly for the 1st time. I asked about the company's recent announcement that it might not survive to the next year - who wants to join a sinking ship? Considering the non-answer that I got, I dont think the question was appreciated. I cant remember the last time I left an interview hoping I didn't get called for a 2nd interview. I was so grossly overqualified for this small time street hustle that I am sure the mgr saw this and eliminated me after I exposed myself about 2 minutes into the interview. The best thing about it is that it showed me how I should not be using my time and effort. This is not for a true sales professional with real corporate dales experience. Perhaps it is better for someone who is just starting out in sales. who hasn't developed a sense of what a real professional sales organization should be.
I applied online. I interviewed at iHeartMedia (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Very quick process in my opinion. Quick casual 30 minute conversation with Senior VP, they then scheduled the in-person presentation. After presentation it’ll take a week until they make the decision.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If we were to give you a company to reach out to and it’s in an industry you don’t know, how would you reach out to the prospect? What would you say?
It’s a long process. It was also super chaotic because they were going through a restructuring at the time (get used to that if you work there), so they actually retracted the offer at the last second (over voicemail), then ghosted me, then offered me the job.
Good company and quick process from the start all the way to the finish. Completed in less then 2 weeks from my 1st round interview. Offer letter was clean and accurate.
Account Executive applicants have rated the interview process at iHeartMedia with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Account Executive roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 84 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at iHeartMedia overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at iHeartMedia as a Account Executive according to 84 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 10%
Group panel interview: 9%
Skills test: 7%
Drug test: 4%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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