Let me preface my review of Brightedge's interview process with the following: I did not get the job. Consequently, I may not be the best review to read in regards to preparing for the interview itself.
Within this review, I will aim to however, describe my time at Brightedge's career day. I found the day insightful and organized in a clear coherent manner. As the interviewee, Brightedge's organization was comforting and helpful in predicting the course of my day. You will know when it is your time to interview, making the process, and day, less stressful than an unpredictable interview timetable.
Brightedge did a fantastic job of organizing their career day's agenda to benefit their interviewees. In regards to the day's organization, Brightedge front loads their "sales 101 introduction" and employee panel prior to time allocated for the actual interviews. As the interviewee myself, I found it beneficial to hear from the company's employees, and learn what they were looking for in an interviewee, prior to the interview. I believe Brightedge's deliberate scheduling gives each interviewee the best chance to perform well. You essentially know what the company is looking for before any of the interviews begin!
Additionally, I was so impressed with Brightedge's current sales development representative team. As any interviewing day is, the interviewees are most likely nervous. The company's SDRs were extremely gregarious, and welcoming, to me. I can only imagine that the SDRs' friendliness would not be the norm at most companies.
As far as the interview process goes there is a mock sales call with a current SDR manager. What I appreciated about this portion of the interview was my particular SDR manager's ability to focus on the positives, yet also provide insightful constructive criticism. After the mock call with the SDR manager, you then proceed with two individual interviews one on one with a vice president from the company. After the interviews with the vice presidents my day came to a close.
Overall, I greatly enjoyed my day at Brightedge. The experience was insightful and I had the opportunity to meet a lot of awesome people. Before I conclude, I would like to inform you that Brightedge places a heavy emphasis on "closing the conversation" (i.e. asking if there's any reason they don't see you fit for the position?). Be sure to close out every interview. Closing the interview (and most likely the sale, if hired) is a critical portion of the interview.
Lastly, my only reservation with Brightedge and their career day is the lack of feedback I received upon my rejection. As Brightedge emphasizes, I closed the conversation by asking, "What could I have improved upon in the interviews that held me back from receiving an offer?" The answer I received was rather disappointing. In fact, it was not an answer at all. I was told that "I had brought my A game, and they could not tell me anything further."
My frustration with the company's response quite possibly stems from my lack of knowledge and understanding of the corporate world. Nonetheless, I expected a company that preached closing the interviews so adamantly, to at least do the same with me. Reflecting on my experience and rejection, I could not help but to see the stark dichotomy, and irony, that became apparent after the way Brightedge "closed" the conversation with me. I took a day to visit the company, and interview (nearly seven hours worth of my time) to ultimately receive no constructive feed back or any justification on why I was not offered the position. Consequently, I can not say that I grew from the experience as a whole. If I spend a whole day doing something, and dedicating my time, I would like to have the whole experience come full circle, which unfortunately did not happen.
Otherwise, I was very impressed with the company and my experience at their career day. If you are reading this review, I completely endorse pursuing Brightedge as a potential employer. I had a great experience during the career day itself, and got to meet some fantastic people.
Good luck!
