J'ai passé un entretien chez Salesforce (San Francisco, CA)
Entretien
Salesforce does it a little different. Initial call with recruiter. Then strangely another short call with a different recruiter. After which the next step was a multi-interview round with what was supposed to be 3 consequent interviews with 3 different hiring managers from different teams, except in my case the first interviewer didn't show up so it was only two :(. Other than that flub on their part in my case, I think I like this process as it gives you more at bats with different hiring managers and technically more chances to hit it off with one of them and be pushed forward to interview for their team. Got pushed to the final stage with one of the hiring managers which wasn't a mock call like a lot of companies do but has you do a presentation that includes your career track so far, a former successful deal, the salesforce value prop, and your territory plan. Been about two weeks now since then with no word from Salesforce so it seems like I didn't get the position. I did reach out the recruiter a couple of times for an update but there was no response :/. For comparison in couple of other top companies I got to final stages with the recruiter reached out over the phone to relay the news of them passing on my candidacy and at least a small bit of feedback from the hiring managers. Not a good look, Salesforce. Not a good look.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
What did a former manager say you could have done better on a deal you won?
I had a really positive experience interviewing for an Account Executive role at Salesforce.
I was referred by an employee and assigned to a specific hiring manager who was incredibly supportive throughout the entire process. Every stage was well-structured — I was provided with clear expectations and even examples of questions, which allowed me to prepare properly.
The timing between interviews was very reasonable (about 1–1.5 weeks), and communication was consistent. The hiring manager stayed closely involved the whole time and was genuinely helpful and professional.
Although I didn’t receive an offer and understand I wasn’t the best fit for this particular role, I’m very grateful for the level of professionalism, transparency, and support I experienced throughout the process.
Tough process. Multiple interviews with final RVP on different teams. They didn’t seem interested, almost like they already had an internal hire ready. Waste of time it seemed, oh well.
The process has three stages: first, a recruiter screen; second, an interview with the hiring manager; and finally, a panel presentation as the last round in the overall interview process.