ClearSlide Account Executive Interview Questions
& Process

It was a painful interview process. People missed scheduled calls and were late, making it feel dysfunctional. This company seems to be going nowhere with a product that's basically email meets powerpoint with some CRM elements. I knew there was a lot of turnover, but I wanted to see for myself. The Sales Manager was completely disinterested and kept looking at his phone. If interviewers do this more than 3 times, I'm walking out because the Bay Area job market is hot right now, and I don't need that kind of treatment. I'm not just interviewing with them; they're interviewing for me, and that's how it is until the market cools down.

It's tough. You'll likely talk to an in-house recruiter, the HR head, a department leader, someone on the team to check culture fit, and one of the co-founders. The good thing is you can probably get it all done in two one-hour sessions. Before you interview, be sure to try out the product so you know what you're talking about, and send your follow-up emails after. They value professionalism, and since it's a team decision, you want to impress everyone.

The interview process started with one phone interview, followed by three in-person interviews with the team managers. A week later, I had a role-play interview over the phone where I had to sell Clearslide using Clearslide itself. I received a job offer the very next day. The whole process took about two weeks. They complimented me on sending personalized thank you notes to everyone.