CareerBuilder Sales Representative Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 21 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at CareerBuilder.
CareerBuilder
Inside Sales
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It started with a phone interview that was pretty straightforward; I just needed to sound competent and talk about my office experience, including any sales or cold calling I'd done. After that, there was an in-person interview with two hiring managers. Even though the place seemed fun, I was a bit intimidated by them, and since it was my first real interview after college, I'm sure it showed. It wasn't a terrible interview process overall, but some of their questions really caught me off guard, partly because I didn't prepare as well as I could have. If you get past the phone call, they give you a list of potential questions, and naturally, they asked the one I had the weakest answer for.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about your greatest weakness?
CareerBuilder
Sales Representative
Senior Easy Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
A junior recruiter asked me some basic questions to see if I should proceed to a full phone interview. Even though I have 20 years of experience in recruitment sales, they decided I was "unqualified" to sell CB ads.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe your ratio of existing clients to new business development?
CareerBuilder
Sales Representative
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation
I had a phone prescreening, then I went in for a face to face interview. It was pretty standard for a sales gig. The ASM gave me a lot of good info about the company and what it's like to work there, the good and the bad. We planned for an hour but it went way over, almost 2 hours, which is expected when two sales people are talking. They seemed really happy with how it went and I think we'll be scheduling a second interview soon.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How would you handle a situation where an HR manager is preventing you from speaking with other managers within the company?
CareerBuilder Sales Representative Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from CareerBuilder interview reports.
“Can you sell me this pen?”
Read reports →“Which component of a Big Mac would you liken yourself to?”
Read reports →“What would be your plan if you couldn't find a job for two years after finishing your MBA?”
Read reports →“How would you handle a situation where an HR manager is preventing you from speaking with other managers within the company?”
Read reports →“How many cold-calls do you feel comfortable making?”
Read report →“Tell me what you'd do if you found out a client you called actually belonged to another sales rep.”
Read report →“How would you go about selling two of their solutions?”
Read report →“How would you persuade a former CareerBuilder client to switch back to using our competitor's products and services?”
Read report →“How would you organize a team if you were made team leader?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 21 CareerBuilder interview reports.