OpenTable·Account Executive

OpenTable Account Executive interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

San Francisco, CAPosted Aug 2013 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I applied online and then had a recruiter-led phone screen, followed by another phone interview with a sales manager.

After those first conversations, I was invited to an in-person round that involved meeting with a sales VP and another manager, and the recruiter had actually warned me the sales manager would be tough. I appreciated that; the tone ended up being no-nonsense, and the questions focused heavily on the fundamentals of the sales role and my ability to execute.

After the in-person interviews, I had to provide references, which made the process feel like it had moved from “conversation” into something more evaluative. Overall the journey felt difficult because it wasn’t just a friendly chat—each

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