Payscale Sales Development Representative Interview Questions
& Process

I talked to the recruiter first, then had three interviews with different managers, and then a final interview with a director. The whole process took about 2.5 hours spread over a week. I felt the interviews went pretty well, but unfortunately, I never heard back. I sent a thank you email, but still no response. It's disappointing when you invest time and effort into interviewing, and don't even get an update on the outcome.

I first interviewed at PayScale Seattle in January 2020. It was great. A phone screening came first, then I got a task to create a one-minute sales pitch. After that, I had my final interview, which involved meeting four sales managers. The questions weren't too hard, mostly asking for stories about my past. About two weeks after the final interview, they called to say I got the job! I accepted, and was really happy. But, my start date was in April, and then COVID happened. In March, PayScale rescinded the offer, which was a huge bummer. Several months passed, and I reached out to the recruiter I had worked with before. She told me the job was open again and asked if I was still interested. I said yes, and in October 2020, I started the interview process again. I had an initial phone screen with a different recruiter for the role. She was really nice. Then, she set up four Zoom calls with two of the managers I'd met in January and two new sales directors. All the interviews felt really comfortable and went smoothly. Three to four weeks later, they called to offer me the job again. I officially started on January 4th, 2021. It's been an amazing experience so far, and I'm so glad I stayed in touch even when things didn't work out the first time.

I started with a 30-minute call with a recruiter who reviewed my resume. The recruiter mentioned the base salary is 35k, which seemed low for Seattle, so I planned to discuss it later. Then, I had an in-person meeting with the two team leads and the sales manager, with 30-minute sessions for each. These were mostly behavioral and getting-to-know-you questions. I asked the sales manager about the salary, and she seemed hesitant, saying negotiation isn't common but sometimes possible, then directed me back to recruitment. After that, I shadowed an SDR on the sales floor for 15 minutes; the environment felt a bit 'bro-y'. The next step was a phone exercise where the three interviewers listened to me present. A week later, I received an email stating I didn't get the job. It wasn't a bad experience overall, but I'm happy I found a better-paying opportunity.