I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Salesforce (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
3-4 interviews. When I didn't land one gig, they gave me an opportunity to go through the process again for a different role. Total interviewed 6 or 7 times and ended up being a huge waste of time. They give you so much prep work for the interviews and expect a lot for such a low base.
Really regret wasting my time and money. They were supposed to reimburse me for travel expenses and 5 months, too many follow up emails to count later, I still haven't been refunded. After two months they kept insisting they sent the refund and it takes 4-6 weeks so I need to be patient. Then I kept nagging them to look into it and they found that it was never even approved on their end! Then I was told to be patient and that it would take another two months to go through the process. 5 months later I'm still nagging them to pay me back and yet no reimbursement. They claim to be internally organized but so far it's not the experience I've had.
Glad I didn't get the job because I've never had a company make it this difficult for me to be reimbursed for an interview. Ended up costing me a couple hundred in cab fares though.
Also they knew going into it that I was coming from a different industry and said it doesn't matter. The only feedback I got from all the interviews was they weren't sure how much experience in my industry would transfer to tech.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Salesforce (Chicago, IL) in Mar 2016
Interview
Salesforce's interview process was very methodical and transparent. From my first interaction through the acceptance of my offer letter and pre-onboarding paperwork, everyone I connected with was extremely professional and communicative. They do a great job of continually qualifying that moving forward is worth everyone's time, and that each interaction adds value to the interview process.
My process included an initial phone conversation with a recruiter, invitation to a networking event, follow up conversation with recruiter, initial interview with several members of sales leadership, follow up interview including salesforce value presentation, and then offer letter. In between those key steps, there were several small conversations with my recruiter who did an amazing job of keeping me in the loop, and making sure I had clarity on expectations of next meeting(s).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through an example of a complex sale cycle you've led
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Salesforce in Sep 2015
Interview
My process was a bit out of order, but I spoke with HR/Recruiting, my peers, the RVP and AVP. I have never been through an interview process where I felt more supported. The final round interview was a presentation on Sales Cloud and i had the recruiter and two other AE's to bounce questions off of and review my flow. This was SO helpful. They really do want you do do well so they give you whatever support you ask for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me what makes Salesforce so appealing to you?
Give me examples where you have sold business value to your customers.
How would you approach breaking in to a client?
Why do you think you would be a fit for our culture?