James Hardie Building Products Account Management Interview Questions
& Process

First, a phone screen with HR where they ask about your resume, why sales, and your strengths and weaknesses. Then, you either fly to Chicago for a combine interview with the hiring manager and their bosses, or you meet them at a hotel near your city. After that, you take a personality and Wonderlic test. Finally, you get an offer.

The interview process for James Hardie was hands down the worst job seeking experience I've ever had. It involved an unbelievable amount of hoops to jump through. I had approximately 5-6 phone interviews, a face-to-face interview about 70 miles from my home, an intelligence test, a personality test, and several interviews in Chicago with some of the most unprofessional and unattractive people I had ever seen. They were wearing dirty jeans, t-shirts, and chewing tobacco while interviewing me. I was well overqualified for the position since it was entry-level and I had about 3 years of successful sales experience prior, plus a BS degree from a highly-rated business school. I passed all their 'old school' tests, but got nothing. No job offer. They were very vague about the reasons, and I had to contact 4 different people to get an answer. Applicant BEWARE! Very misleading company, very unprofessional, a major waste of 3-4 weeks.

The whole thing took about 4 months from the first call to the offer. First, I had a phone screening with the hiring manager, just a chat to go over my background and check my critical thinking and organizational skills. Then, I took an IQ test, which wasn't too hard but made you think, since the job involves reading and reacting to numbers. The first in-person interview was with the hiring manager and a sales team member; it was pretty standard, going over my resume and answering some critical thinking questions. For the second and last interview, I met with two managers from other markets. They mostly had me review my resume and asked about me and what I want in a company. During all this, I got to ask questions and they were honest so I could decide if it was right for me.