I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Salesforce (Brüssel) in Sep 2017
Interview
The process started in July, by a set of interviews with recruitment and local management. It was followed by a panel presentation of one hour. I was offered a "buddy" (ie. a Salesforce employee) to help me prepare for this, and a set of links to review all the material available on the web. It is important to prepare well for this panel, and it was taken very seriously by the Salesforce team (5 people attended my panel). It requires a time investment to prepare for this panel, but it is an interesting process as it forces you to investigate more deeply the Salesforce offers, and the role play already puts you in a situation where you present them to a customer. My buddy was very helpful. During the presentation itself, be prepared to handle some objections, as the audience will "test" how you react. After the panel, I was also requested to provide customer references, which were called by the Salesforce team. So overall, I would say it was a thorough but fair recruitment process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They mostly assessed my experience, as well as motivations for joining Salesforce.
Recruiter missed multiple interviews only to tell me they have no positions only.
6 months later I receive an interview invite with pay $20k lower than originally discussed
Manager arrives late to the interview then cuts the time early. Company seems disorganized and difficult to take seriously as a so called leader in SaaS.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain your sales process
How do you perform outreach
Describe a deal won
Apply via Workday, initial recruiter screening via phone call, 1:1 manager interview and introduction, then panel presentation with role play. You'll need to build and present a deck in the final stages.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through a deal example and how you won the opportunity.
pretty easy interview. Had to do a case. It felt like it was just a formality and they put me up to it to fit into their standard processes. Not the best experience but it is what it is