Newsbank Sales Representative Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 5 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Newsbank.
Newsbank
Sales Trainee
Entry Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I applied for a Sales Trainee role back in 1995. The whole process took a while, about four months, because they were really careful about hiring the right people. The trainee program itself was six months long. In the end, I got assigned to the Pacific Northwest territory and had to move to Seattle to handle accounts in Alaska, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Montana.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What is your motivation for applying?
Newsbank
Sales Trainee
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral
I was courted by their corporate recruiter for a little over 3 months. During this time, we had several email and phone conversations, and I had two phone screenings with program managers. Since I'm not from the area, the in-person interview was pretty long, about 7-8 hours, where I met with 6 managers and the corporate recruiter. They covered my travel expenses and hotel.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What life lessons have you learned from playing sports?
Newsbank
Sales
Entry Difficult Negative experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Take home Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case Presentation
The interview process at this company is INSANE!! I had the initial HR phone interview. Then I had three separate phone interviews with management. I was asked to do a "Mock" sales call, and try to sell them something using the PSS sales training platform. After that I had to take two personality tests, read an article of my choosing, then write a summary of what I learned. The final task was to write a paragraph on my experience. The final assignment consisted of a really accurate account of my experience. UGH...Don't waste your time (7 days) buying into this convoluted, invasive and inappropriate process.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- The questions on the personality tests were absurd.
- I bite my fingernails.
- I'm always tired.
Newsbank Sales Representative Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Newsbank interview reports.
“What life lessons have you learned from playing sports?”
Read reports →“Tell me about how interested you are in the Sales Position. They mentioned that once you're on this track, it's pretty determined that you'll remain within Sales with the company.”
Read reports →“What makes you want to work here?”
Read reports →“What is your motivation for applying?”
Read reports →“Can you share an instance where you encountered a sales obstacle and how you handled it?”
Read report →“Could you describe your sales background?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 5 Newsbank interview reports.