Paylocity·Account Executive

Paylocity Account Executive interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

United StatesPosted Oct 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I experienced a process where I had to invest real preparation time into a sales-style exercise, and then the follow-through was the deciding factor.

Recruiter screen + manager video — I did an initial recruiter call and then met with managers via video; questions mixed easy and harder topics tied less directly to the role than I expected.
Mock sales/role-play presentation — I was asked to complete a role play or mock presentation and prepare a deck/meeting plan using provided materials.
Post-exercise waiting (no closure) — After submitting work, I was either ghosted or given auto-rejections without human feedback, despite earlier signals that the process was going well.
Outcome: I didn’t get an offer, and the

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