Paycom Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process was pretty standard and covered a lot, with 4 total interviews. It started with an initial phone screening, then a phone/video call with the direct report, followed by a phone/video with V/C suite leadership, and finished with a final presentation to my future peers. However, working with Paycom is a gamble and I'd honestly avoid them. They sent me a formal offer, I signed it, and even completed the background check and onboarding paperwork. Then, on the same day I quit my current job, they rescinded the offer for no stated reason other than 'We are going in a different direction.' It was truly despicable behavior from everyone involved.

The initial screening starts with some phone interviews with a regional recruiter. Then you'll interview with the sales manager for the Miami office and after that the regional VP of sales. This process can be nerve-wracking but if you follow the recruiter's directions and prepare really well you'll be set up for success. They want to see someone that can really impress them, so try to leave a strong impression with a good story, your experience, or any other cool qualities you have.

Interview process was great, but they have too high expectations and don't care about you. Started interviewing in April, made it to the final round where I had to come into the office for 4 hours, do a presentation in front of 12 people, and then shadow the current reps. Everyone was super nice, but after all that, I didn't get the job. Managers I had many conversations with didn't have the guts to reach out or tell me themselves. They made the recruiter I was working with call me after hours to tell me, and they ignored my messages that I had sent to follow up before they told me I didn't get the position.

The interview process started with meeting the hiring manager and then the sales VP, which was fine. However, the final step was highly questionable and unethical. They required me to cold call actual prospects, pretending to work for Paycom (even though I wasn't hired yet), and to book 3 meetings to even have a chance at an offer. These accounts wouldn't be mine, and booking meetings didn't guarantee a job or any compensation for my time or the leads generated. I later learned it's illegal to make potential employees do this kind of work without pay under U.S. federal labor law, specifically the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which requires compensation for productive work. The hiring manager contacted me after I left and, when I explained my concerns about the unethical nature of the task, he said they've been doing it for 20 years and didn't understand my point. The representative I was working with also said, 'If you have to offer them a $1000 gift in order for them to meet with us, I don't care, just do it.' To make matters worse, the hiring manager had another candidate interviewing at the same time I was supposed to be doing these calls, which felt disrespectful. I plan to report this to the Better Business Bureau. While I understand the compensation is attractive, especially for someone young, I cannot support this practice, and companies like this erode trust in vendors.