Oracle Sales Representative interview questions

The campus recruiter became unexpectedly and seemingly inappropriately confrontational and assertive when I expressed an interest in taking a gap in employment to earn an MBA and return to Oracle. She interrupted explained that wasn't something they were interested in. From that point on the conversation was very uncomfortable.

The interview process was very simple. Phone interviews successively with the recruiter, hiring manager, his boss, and the VP of the hospitality division. This process went almost too easily, with very conversational interviews and absolutely amazing folks throughout. Shortly following the process, I was extended a verbal offer contingent upon background and approvals. Be prepared for the background process and make sure you do not even attempt to BS Oracle about your base salary or education. Thankfully I was truthful in my process, and it still took 2 weeks for the third party company (HireRight) to do their job/for me to help them do their job. I provided W-2's and tax transcripts to this company, with its employees based in the Philippines. Following the background check, it was time for the 12-step approval process (no exaggeration here). Things are moving decently through approval and it takes a considerable amount of time, until it bogs down on an EVP's desk. This goes on for approximately 8 days on the same EVP's desk, when I am notified that my offer as well as the others in the Hospitality division will be rescinded due to a hiring freeze. Absolutely unconscionable, in my opinion, to extend an offer to someone and rescind it. The hiring managers, internal recruiter and his team, as well as folks up the chain did what they could to get the company to honor their offers existing in the system and failed. What Oracle fails to recognize is that most candidates who are of the caliber to be hired at this company often are turning down other offers. I turned down an offer with a slightly higher base salary in order to work at Oracle. In 99.9999% of instances when you receive a verbal offer, it is typically followed up almost immediately by a written offer and a start date. At Oracle, this is not the case. This entire process took a month and a half, with a solid month of it following me "getting the job" - being told I was the selected candidate. Two weeks in background and two weeks creeping through the whole approval and subsequent rescinding process (8 days on one EVP's desk alone). Clearly this leaves a very negative taste in my mouth and a very negative opinion of the company's culture from the top. The lack of respect shown for me as a candidate by upper management was unbelievable and the amount of money I lost out on by rejecting the offer and having to re-start my job search (I was unemployed at the time) was significant. At the end of the day, the folks I got to interact with were incredibly solid human beings, but the nameless, faceless superiors hiding above them instituting the surprise hiring freeze and getting my and another 10 offers rejected for no good reason are beyond reprehensible. The lag in their hiring process costs them plenty of capable and qualified applicants. By all other appearances the company seems like a great place, once you're on board...