Talener Manager Interview Questions
& Process

I applied through my college's career site. First, I had a phone screen that went well, covering my background, why I chose my school, and my interest in sales. Then, I had an on-campus interview with the same person. This was more personal, asking about my major, why sales, and my suitability for Talener. The interviewer was fun but used a lot of unprofessional cursing. Next, I had a phone interview with a more senior person who seemed unfamiliar with interviewing, asking about my family and relationships, which felt irrelevant to the job. They also asked 'Why sales?' twice, which was confusing. I was invited for another interview at their office but ended up accepting a full-time offer elsewhere.

HR reached out and asked some basic questions and gave me the lowdown on the role. I set up an in-person interview for the next day in Manhattan. There, I met with a director and a manager. The director did a professional interview, discussing my past work experience and my interest in recruiting. The manager was more laid-back, giving me a detailed overview of a typical workday and what to expect from the company. They mentioned HR would contact me for a second interview. About a week later, I had my second interview, meeting another director and several more managers. It was great chatting with them and hearing about their experiences at the company.

The interview process was unlike any interview process I have every undergone in the sense that they did not ask technical questions that pertained to the job-- During the initial phone interview, I felt like I was giving a detailed summary of my life. I answered questions about where I grew up, family dynamics, hobbies, any upcoming trips, etc., Though the person who was interviewing me was genuinely interested (or seemed to be, given the length of our conversation), I think the other goal of this phone interview was to see if I was capable of holding a conversation over the phone with someone I hadn't met before... which is a HUGE part of the position Talener offers. The second interview was an on-site interview where I sat with 2 Group Managers and then 2 Relationship Managers. It lasted roughly 2 hours and fortunately enough for me, I was hired on the spot! I don't think of myself as great during interviews but meeting with very successful people who were not too much older than myself was really inspiring. I remained very interested in the opportunity and didn't ask a lot of questions. I didn't know what I wanted to do at the time, but I knew I wanted to land a job and start making money and the fact that there was an opportunity at a really fun company who really rally behind their new employees to teach them valuable skill sets was something I couldn't risk missing out on.