I applied online. I interviewed at Salesforce in Jan 2022
Interview
First interview to speak about your background. In theory I thought I had an extensive background, more then enough for the offered position. In fact have old colleagues in higher positions with less experience than me. It ended up with a "not enough experience for these kind of position". No technical questions, no experience questions, just a brief introduction about my career.
Échange très sympathique au demeurant avec les RH. Confirmation de l'intérêt du recruteur a la fin de l'entretien avec la promesse de revenir vers moi pour un retour après consultation des managers sur ma candidature, afin d'envisager la suite. Puis finalement, absolument jamais eu de nouvelles, ni par écrit ni par téléphone. Dommage ce manque de considération, surtout que l'échange avait été intéressant.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Racontez votre parcours professionnel jusqu'à présent.
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (Toronto, ON) in Nov 2021
Interview
1. Call with recruiter. Typical call. Talked about experience.
2. Interview with technical architect. All the interviewers have a form they have to fill out so it’s all standard stuff. This one asked about specific and very technical questions. I couldn’t answer one and outright said so. I asked if I would have to know stuff like that as a solutions architect and they said no.
3. Interview with solutions architect. More solutions oriented towards sf platform. Stick to what you’ve done and what you know. Spoke about my experience again.
4. Panel with a director and two managers of different practice areas. Presented a business problem I did in the past with diagrams. Important here is to try to stick with a problem you were a part of in real life. Diagrams and visuals are key. People don’t like bullet points. Spoke about my experience again. Lots of question about client management.
I always start off any introductions in an interview with a brief 2-5min blurb about my experience. How I started, where I’ve been, where/what I’m doing now. Always hit the key points you want to mention like if you’ve done large implementations and what your role was. As you answer questions, try to pick specific scenarios you’ve done as answers if you can.
Be personable. Part of the job is you have to be personable towards clients but also know your stuff. It’s key. It’s ok to talk about your life, kids, pets, etc. Act like it’s just a conversation if you can get into that mindset.
Recruiter followed up after every interview. Everything went well. Got an offer with stock options. Did some negotiating (know your worth). Accepted the offer.