Sage interview questions

Overall process was frustrating, unprofessional, and certainly not 'velocity'. If anything Arrogant should be part of their values. From initial screening interview to final stage interview the process took roughly 5 weeks, and then a further week before any feedback was given. The process included an initial screening interview with the internal recruiter, followed by a telephone interview with the hiring manager. Unfortunately this was rushed because she had a meeting to go to. Nevertheless, I progressed to a face-to-face interview with the hiring manager and VP. This interview was relaxed with competency and personality questions followed by a presentation against a brief. The final stage was a meeting the team/ managers and a tour of the impressive office complex. Prior to the final interview I was told to expect a call on the Friday to give feedback, this call never happened. In fact it took over a week of chasing the internal recruiter before any feedback was given, and then the feedback was just a stock answer rather than personalised feedback. For such an impressive company it's let down by its processes and sub-rate people.

Contacted by recruiter, who had some initial difficulty in scheduling and confirming non -UK times. 3 telephone interviews, 3 in person interviews. Personality and IQ test. Sage uses HR contacts out of the UK, so you will recieve an OOO notification from email due to time zones. Scheduling and responsiveness (despite time commitments to get back to you) were less than ideal for a talent search. One person at Sage even sent me the presentation deck for another candidate (it was a desperate PPT on why to give her the job, with the last page showing the picture of the candidate + the hiring manger....!) While very impressed by 4 of the 5 interviewers, the 5th was awful. He was sexist, rude, and was not interested at all in my skill set, but focused on his 'ownership' in the organization. It was not explained how he would interface with this position, but he made it clear how 'powerful' his role was (yes, he actually said that). The other team members were wonderful- bright, articulate, committed, and open to advancing marketing. After 3 months, and hours of time on my part, I followed up only to be told the position was 'relocated to London.' I was disappointed, but look at this as a positive. I will not have to work with the 'powerful' man! It was an interview full of #mansplaining. I've had enough bad bosses in my career to recognize them. Avoid. Additionally, there is a lot of organizational change happening. They are transforming the company (which sounds great on paper), but there are 5 or 6 different "bosses" at SVP levels... this complexity of 'ownership' will lead to hoarding of power and internal strife. My advice, wait until they kick out the old guard clinging to the past and then join- on the upswing. There are still layoffs and they want passionate people. So, if you have skills, can work in a matrix, and have passion - Sage could be a great place for you.