I submitted a resume online. The position had already been filled but I was contacted by a recruiter months later. He interviewed me then set me up for a Skype interview with the hiring manager a few days later. I had to answer some basic math questions for the recruiter (if a $20 item is on sale for 40% off, how much is it?).
IV with hiring manager was fairly easy and somewhat rushed. I tried to get specific answers on some topics such as territory structure, account management, etc. and had a hard time getting any straight info, but he told me he wanted to interview with his manager.
THAT interview, also via Skype, was less than 10 minutes. He asked if I had any questions, I asked the first one and he started to answer, then told me he had to go to another meeting but liked me.
After that I had one more convo with the hiring manager and again tried to pin down specifics. Kept getting vague reassurances from him and couldn't get the info I needed to REALLY figure out if I would have a legitimate chance to make a good commission, what goals were like, etc. I felt like he was getting annoyed so I finally let it go but frankly, I should have pursued it harder bc the numbers didn't add up like he said he would once I was in the territory.
Recruiter did a great job keeping me informed during the whole process and answering what questions he could.
According to others in my training class, I had, by far, the easiest IV process. Most of the others (for all positions) had at least 5 interviews. One of the inside reps I talked to had SEVEN, including a stint where they told him to come in for a one-hour IV at 9 am, then proceeded to leave him there in an empty conference room and periodically bring in other people who wanted to meet or interview him - he was there for over 4 hours without so much as a bottle of water. Seriously? Crazy!
