Me postulé a través de un reclutador. El proceso tomó 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Meraki (San Francisco, CA) en jul 2013
Entrevista
The process included a 30-minute phone screen, then they schedule you for a face-to-face interview with four managers. They include two directors and two inside sales mgrs. I was extremely impressed with their questions, and by the end of the process, they had sold me on the job. I was very excited to work with this caliber of people. I received an offer within 2 days of the interview. Other people who have interviewed here and didn't get the job, were notified quickly (usually within 2 days), which I found to be very considerate and helpful. They have their processes down at Meraki.
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Pregunta 1
One of the managers asked me to sell them a mattress. It was an amusing exercise, and I killed it.
Why do you think you were so successful at your last position, above and beyond the others?
Tell me about the products we offer at Meraki? What is our value proposition? Tell me the history of the company? What is the difference between a switch and a router? Who are our biggest competitors for wireless, switching, security and MDM?
Acudí a una entrevista en Meraki (Londres, Inglaterra)
Entrevista
Got a first call from an HR representative after my submission on Linkedin. Then my second call was with a manager that asked me about my previous experiences. Unfortunately there was no follow up on that.
efficient, effective, fair -- the recruiters prepped you accordingly and really want you to succeed. the managers are knowledgable and eager to answer your questions. I was impressed with Cisco Meraki compared to other large organizations.
Me postulé a través de un reclutador. El proceso tomó 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Meraki en ene 2019
Entrevista
Overall the process was pleasant and fair.
A recruiter from Meraki reached out via LinkedIn. We had a 30 minute initial phone screen. Pretty standard tell me about yourself questions.
A day later I was asked to do a 30 minute phone interview with a sales manager.
During the sales manager interview, a team lead ran the call instead. A green flag that there is room to grow here. They asked pretty standard questions as well. They are really big on culture or at least they say they are. I was told to be ready to talk about the products during this interview, but they never asked. Be ready to talk about your sales experience and current quota.
They move fast - a day later I was asked to come in for a 2-hour four part interview.
By now, the recruiter has sent you an email containing literally hours of videos and links about the company to research before the interview. Nice that they set you up for success, but it’s a lot of information to digest (especially how quickly they move through interviews). Know the 6 products, their competitors, and their value prop. Also, know you’re own sales numbers - very specific. You can bring notes to the interview.
They show you around the office - cool space. Not really a west loop location like they advertise. Kind of hard to get to actually.
The 4 interviews aren’t bad if you prep for it. Be ready to talk about everything in detail. You can’t fake the interview - especially the product knowledge.
I have a neutral outlook because I was told I would know right away, but it took them a week to reach out and tell me they’re going in another direction. I was told my underwhelming theme was lack of passion for, “why Meraki”. I was told I nailed everything else so that was interesting feedback.
They have a very solid product line. But, it seems like a shove it down your throat culture. It’s an 8-5. No work from home. Although, it does seem like they have solid training and upward mobility if you work for it.
