The interview process for an account executive role is rigorous, focusing on your consultative sales approach, ability to navigate complex deal cycles, overcome objections, and demonstrate genuine, results-driven relationship building.
I applied online. I interviewed at Groupon (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2024
Interview
Phone Call interview with recruiter. She invited me to go for the next steps. I was scheduled for a 1 hour google meet with managers. That interview was canceled two days beforehand by another recruiter that I never even spoke with, she said she canceled all existing interviews due to "hiring pause" and that she will reach out as soon as they can reschedule. I emailed both recruiters after I received that message and no response! Pretty unprofessional, unorganized, and lack of communication. During this same time, I have interviewed with other large companies and the recruiters were better at every single company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at Groupon? What interests you about the role? Basic interview questions that many companies will ask.
I applied online. I interviewed at Groupon (Chicago, IL) in Oct 2019
Interview
The interview process had a few rounds. The questions were pretty standard. I received an offer over the phone. They had me "sell" a few items to them and asked some out of the box questions.