I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cengage (New Haven, CT) in Jun 2017
Interview
Over a month long. 4-5 stages. For a low paying sales job, the process was so lengthy. Most reps don't last more than a year and spend over 1/12th of that time interviewing. They actually have candidates go in the field (unsupervised) and perform basic duties of a field rep. I didn't even do this (faked it, you can google other people's "project") and still got the job.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cengage
Interview
Very long and in-depth interview process. Recruiter - Phone Screen- Interview with Manager- Half-Day Campus Visit (you will need to take time off from your current job to do this) which gives you a glimpse into what your possible future job might entail- Phone or Virtual Interviews with Director of Sales and VP- Group Interview with Leadership Team. About a 3-month long process (for me anyways, might differ on a case-by-case basis).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would motivate you to perform this job? What did you learn from your Campus Visit?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cengage
Interview
Two Phone interviews (one screen and one "why do you want to work here?") and two in person interviews (one job shadow and one panel/resume interview with mock sales calls)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to pretend to sell them a digital product from a list. I chose Netflix, they called me from another room pretending to be a customer, and then I proceeded to sell them on Netflix as if I worked for Netflix.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cengage (Florence, KY)
Interview
For my interview process, I first submitted my resume online. Then, I had a short introduction interview over the phone to schedule the first real phone interview. After the phone interview, I completed two hours of shadowing at Cengage in Florence, Kentucky. Finally, I had a group interview and mock interview.