I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Salesforce (Chicago, IL) in Oct 2025
Interview
Thorough - 4 rounds recruiter - hiring manager and peer reviews. They asked about previous sales experience, what has made you successful and what your shortcoming are. I stressed my ability to learn into my peers from a learning perspective and lessons learned from working in sales for 5+ years
The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (Toronto, ON) in May 2025
Interview
The interview process for the Account Executive role at Salesforce in Toronto is structured, thorough, and focused heavily on sales fundamentals. It typically begins with a recruiter screen, followed by a hiring manager interview that dives deep into quota performance, deal strategy, and pipeline generation. Candidates then meet with a panel of AEs and solution engineers to assess collaboration and culture fit. A mock discovery call or role-play is usually required and is the most important stage, testing business acumen, questioning style, and ability to articulate value. Final interviews are with sales leadership and are more strategic and behavioral. Overall, the process is professional, well-organized, and designed to evaluate true full-cycle selling ability
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what was the business problem, who were the stakeholders, what was your strategy, and how did you close it?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2023
Interview
There were 3 rounds. First round was a recruiter screening on the phone. Next round we had a Hiring Manger conversation. Account Breakdown / process breakdown. Final call with greater team for culture vetting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you tier your target account list to find net new opportunities.