Forrester·Account Executive

Forrester Account Executive interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

McLean, VAPosted May 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I ran into a disorienting sequence that made it hard to trust the process.

After multiple interviews and eventually a presentation stage, I was told by an HR recruiter that I’d done a great job. But when I connected with the head of the team, the feedback was described in a dramatically negative way—way harsher than what I’d been led to believe.

I pushed to meet earlier by traveling a long distance on my own to align with the senior leader’s schedule, and even that seemed to backfire. There was more back-and-forth about rescheduling, and I ended up spending additional hours with the team, essentially trying to salvage the opportunity even as the tone from

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