Iheartmedia·Account Executive

Iheartmedia Account Executive interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

New York, NYPosted Oct 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had an interview journey that felt old-school and sometimes discouraging, leaning on grilling and mismatch experiences—still centered on sales credibility, but with rough communication and inconsistent interactions.

Recruiter screen — A phone call that quickly became compensation/risk-related or shut down as soon as I shared expectations.
Onsite manager grilling — I met sales managers and was tested on detailed knowledge of local stations; some questions felt standardized but the feedback loop was inconsistent.
Prepared scenarios for leadership — I had to prepare multiple sales situation scenarios and present them to a whole sales management group in an intense, high-pressure setting.
Adversarial interview tone — In at least one version, the process was described as being designed

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