I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (New York, NY) in Aug 2016
Interview
I was contacted by an internal recruiter at Salesforce via Linkedin. Had several brief phone conversations and was passed on to another recruiter for another brief phone conversation. Breezed through two Skype interviews on 'Technology' and 'Consulting Skills'. Last step was a panel presentation "to demonstrate executive presence". Here is where they really embarrassed themselves.
I showed up at the salesforce office 10 minutes early, only to have the interview start 10 minutes late. One guy did most of the talking/questioning, the other had his nose stuck in his laptop the entire time. When laptop guy was called on to comment/participate he would ask some question about a topic that I had just spent a few minutes talking about (clearly not paying attention or using his laptop to take notes). Entire process very rushed and distracted. Had less than 10 minutes to present a 20-25 minute 'executive presentation' (no problem). Or at least that is what I was told was the point of the exercise. At the end of the 'C-Level presentation' laptop guy shakes his head and said he wanted to see technical diagrams and specs and low level tech detail. I don't know of too many C-Level execs that would willingly sit through a presentation at that level (none of the ones that I have presented to over the years, anyway). I got to ask one question then I was rushed out of the room so they could move on to their next interviewee. The whole process was embarrassingly unprofessional, haphazard and, frankly, a waste of my time.
I got a call a few days later that they 'were going in a different direction' and that direction didn't include me. I asked for specific feedback (a learning moment, right?) and the caller just mumbled that he didn't know details but it was 'something' about the presentation. Certainly doesn't feel like a world class operation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work here? What do you know about Salesforce?
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. It's disappointing that you had a negative experience with the interview process. I can understand your frustration given the circumstances. I believe your initial recruiter has since followed up with you directly, and our recruiting leadership team has contacted the interviewers to ensure we can learn from your feedback and improve for the future. I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to both interview and to share your experience with us, and wish you best of luck with your job search.
Ana Recio
SVP, Global Recruiting
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (New York, NY) in May 2016
Interview
Technical review and consulting interview.. Technical questions include MVC, mobile application development, lightning, etc.. Consulting questions include solving customer problems and what process you went through, what so special about you, why should they hire you, how you sell yourself to the clients
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were to meet a customer in the elevator, how will you sell yourself to him or her?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (New York, NY) in Nov 2015
Interview
The interviewing process typically requires four interviews. The first interview is a 30-minute discussion which I'll call an HR screening where they confirm your background. Next you have an hour long interview withs someone in the role where they talk about your technical background. If that goes well, you will proceed to an hour long interview from a consulting perspective where you talk about how you will relate to customers. If that goes well, the next step is an on-site panel interview where you have to do a presentation where you tell the panel about some relevant experience you've had.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain how you would handle a situation where you're going to a client site and the client is having some issues with their product. What do you do?