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Account Executive
Mid Difficult Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Panel Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
The interview process was professional and structured with multiple rounds. It started with an initial conversation or screen, followed by a team interview or panel-style round, and concluded with a final round with the hiring manager and another team leader or peer. Each round seemed to have a specific purpose, focusing on role fit, teamwork, sales thinking, and culture fit.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- What do you know about the company and how did you learn about us?
- Can you share an instance where you received a negative response and successfully turned it into a positive outcome?
- Regarding this role, what specific skills or knowledge are you most keen to acquire or enhance?
Smarsh
MIS Executive
Mid Easy Negative experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Onsite Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I went through 5 rounds of interviews, which included 3 in-person ones. I was told I'd get an offer by mid-January, but then heard nothing back. Even after following up multiple times, HR never responded. It's really unprofessional to call someone for three face-to-face interviews and then just ghost them. At least a simple communication about the decision would've been nice, especially after all the time and effort spent on the interviews.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What are your motivations for joining our company?
Smarsh
Intern
Intern Average Positive experience Decline offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
The interview process was quite nice. Everything was clear throughout, and the interviewer was as pleasant as could be. It seems like a good company for future work. They asked about DSA, SQL, and resume points, and the difficulty wasn't too high.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Questions about data structures and algorithms
- Questions about SQL
- Questions about your resume
Smarsh
Solutions Engineer
Entry Easy Neutral experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case
The interview process involved a Recruiter Interview followed by three additional interviews with the Solutions Engineering Team. This was a rather unusual interview experience for a "PRE-Sales" Solution Engineer role. The interviews featured very few technical questions. Instead, the majority of the questions focused on SALES Methodologies like MEDDIC, SCRUM, and SPIN, which might be unfamiliar to entry-level SEs and some sales staff. There were also numerous questions about Discovery, Sales, and POC techniques, indicating potential company struggles in closing POCs and converting them to sales. It was apparent that Sales and SEs face collaboration challenges. The company also seems to be overloaded with RFI/RFPs written by external parties, leading to excessive time spent on responses rather than proactive engagement. It's unclear if Sales is meeting targets due to very long Sales Cycles. My impression was that the company might be testing the market and gathering information through these interviews.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- What sales methodologies do you know?
- How do you work with challenging sales colleagues?
- Are you familiar with the SAAS Model?
Smarsh Interview Questions
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