Keen to hear opinions on this as i'm currently in the process of structuring ours.
Rissole
How Many Steps is your Companies Interview Process
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I tend to lose patience with anything more than 3 - 4 steps
1. intro phone call
2. formal interview
3. follow-up interview
if there’s a recruiter involved, add that as another step but even a follow-up interview seems excessive to me.
Anything beyond this is really pushing it.
1. intro phone call
2. formal interview
3. follow-up interview
if there’s a recruiter involved, add that as another step but even a follow-up interview seems excessive to me.
Anything beyond this is really pushing it.
Couldn't agree more
I once did a 12 step for a company and didnt get it... Rough day
Sounds like you dodged a bullet, to be honest.
Honestly, you are better off. Nightmare
Thanks for the feedback!
Yep, I'd rather take 3-4 hours and do all of the interviewing at once than rounds of follow-ups.
Yeah we have 3 currently & even that feels too much
Ohh really? ok 3 is what I was aiming for
I personally don’t think that the number of steps is especially meaningful... What the steps entail is infinitely more important...
Do as much in as few steps needed to get a good assessment of your candidate and plan accordingly.
Do as much in as few steps needed to get a good assessment of your candidate and plan accordingly.
What are your thought on companies who encourage you to do a presentation?
I’ve done it for a panel of 4 and I have nothing against it but it may turn off more senior applicants.
Most I've been apart of have been 4-5. First call with recruiter, second with direct manager, 3rd with VP of sales, 4th with CRO. I will always try to add my own step and ask to speak with a member of the team I'll be joining.
I like this!
Recruiter intro call.
Call with manager.
Call with recruiter to set f2f.
F2f with manager.
Take behavioral exam.
Call with his manager.
F2f with the regional director and mgr. Discuss test results.
Call with manager to hear offer.
Drug test.
Official offer with hr.
Call with manager.
Call with recruiter to set f2f.
F2f with manager.
Take behavioral exam.
Call with his manager.
F2f with the regional director and mgr. Discuss test results.
Call with manager to hear offer.
Drug test.
Official offer with hr.
This is big!
Yeah it was a little much but I rolled with it. You know, like everything else in life 😎
1. Screening call with recruiter
2. Face to face interview with one of the sales managers
3. Face to face interview with the company President
4. Offer from HR
2. Face to face interview with one of the sales managers
3. Face to face interview with the company President
4. Offer from HR
ours is: recuriter screen, manager screen and then one day with 4 interviews with VP, other manager(s), peer(s).
Currently it's all remote
Currently it's all remote
My most recent company was 4 steps, my first company was 1. I do miss the simplicity of it but there is so much amazing talent out there! I beat 232 people for my role.
nice work!
One of the better processes I’ve been through had 4 steps:
1. Intro call with recruiter
2. Assignment
3. Formal interview
4. Final discussion
As for assignment, I’ve had to presentations although I dislike it. In my company, I instead had to do something more hands on like curating a list of prospect companies that would be good accounts for us to go after.
1. Intro call with recruiter
2. Assignment
3. Formal interview
4. Final discussion
As for assignment, I’ve had to presentations although I dislike it. In my company, I instead had to do something more hands on like curating a list of prospect companies that would be good accounts for us to go after.
I like this, the assignment concept is becoming more appealing to me!
When I interviewed it was
1. phone screen
2 causal meet the team at HH (pre pandemic)
3. Interview with CRO, VP Marketing, hiring manager
4. Finial screen with COO
now they have a mock call some where in there and they’ve taken the screening by the c-suite out because the company is too big
1. phone screen
2 causal meet the team at HH (pre pandemic)
3. Interview with CRO, VP Marketing, hiring manager
4. Finial screen with COO
now they have a mock call some where in there and they’ve taken the screening by the c-suite out because the company is too big
We have 3-4, depending on the role.
1. Intro call/ english assessment.
2. Software compatibility tests for your pc to work from home.
3. Interview.
4. Business acumen assessments.
6. Interview with sales leader or someone from marketing at times the ceo.
2. Software compatibility tests for your pc to work from home.
3. Interview.
4. Business acumen assessments.
6. Interview with sales leader or someone from marketing at times the ceo.
Software compatibility seems a bit early in the process?
I dunno how they do it now, but soon after the interview over the phone they sent me an email telling me if you want to move forward I have to have these software and hardware requirements, so i got on it haha
1. Phone interview
2. In-person interview
3. Ride along with the top rep
4. Offer made
2. In-person interview
3. Ride along with the top rep
4. Offer made
Interesting take!
My company was 4 steps, but it took over 3 months to get the offer
That's egregious when it comes to length.
I agree very slow tunraround
Mine is 4, but anything more than 3 is silly IMO, unless they are struggling to make a decision and then it should be more informal/culture fit type chats. IMO
Are you in charge of it just for sales or for everything?
Just sales
Then I think up to 5 steps if it moves over 3 or so weeks. A presentation as the final step is common for more junior folks.
3 steps pretty ez pz
4.
Intro w/ HR
Intro w/ BD Manager
Intro w/ fellow BDR to ask questions
Mock call/meeting
Intro w/ HR
Intro w/ BD Manager
Intro w/ fellow BDR to ask questions
Mock call/meeting
I'm going thru this right now for an Enterprise AE gig... so far I've had 4 separate interviews with the hiring director, a couple VP / SVP types, and the CRO.
I have one more interview scheduled later this week where I am running a mock discovery meeting for the hiring team. Whole process is nearing a month in time now largely due to recruiting taking a while to confirm next steps between events.
On a slightly different note... Corp had some advice on interviews a while ago that stuck with me. Always remember to CLOSE the meeting like you would in any sales call. The line I use (pretty sure it's verbatim what Corp originally said) is "I know it's not easy to get to know someone in the span of a 30 minute call, but do you have any reservations moving me forward in this interview process." Sales management has been loving it.
I have one more interview scheduled later this week where I am running a mock discovery meeting for the hiring team. Whole process is nearing a month in time now largely due to recruiting taking a while to confirm next steps between events.
On a slightly different note... Corp had some advice on interviews a while ago that stuck with me. Always remember to CLOSE the meeting like you would in any sales call. The line I use (pretty sure it's verbatim what Corp originally said) is "I know it's not easy to get to know someone in the span of a 30 minute call, but do you have any reservations moving me forward in this interview process." Sales management has been loving it.
6 total..had a phone screen...2 interviews with future coworkers...1 with CEO...1 with investor...1 with CRO
3 steps. Phone screening, 1:1, panel interview
4
1) HR
2) SVP
3) EVP
4) Another EVP
5) CSO
6) SVP
7) SVP and EVP
8) SVP
9) Veuve Clicquot on a Wednesday afternoon with my wife
2) SVP
3) EVP
4) Another EVP
5) CSO
6) SVP
7) SVP and EVP
8) SVP
9) Veuve Clicquot on a Wednesday afternoon with my wife
1. phone call w/ recruiter
2. formal interview w/ hiring manager
3. 3 hour interview w/ 4-6 folks back to back to back
4. follow up w/ hiring manager
2. formal interview w/ hiring manager
3. 3 hour interview w/ 4-6 folks back to back to back
4. follow up w/ hiring manager
3 stepRegional level
VP levelCEO + AVP HR
VP levelCEO + AVP HR
4 steps, including a full shadow day-in-the-life. We are straight up about it from the jump though, so if you want an offer after one 30 minute interview you’ll know it’s not a fit.
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