REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.)·Account Executive

REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) Account Executive interview experience

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Negative

Bend, ORPosted Apr 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a long, group-heavy interview process for the Account Executive role that felt disorganized and frustrating, even though it started with multiple required steps.

Application + video — After applying, I completed a video step.
Phone interview — I then had a phone interview.
Onsite: extended group interview — If selected, I had to sit through a very long, large group interview in the store (shoe department), which felt like a popularity contest.
Follow-up failure — I didn’t hear back about whether I was hired, so I called; later, the issue was attributed to internal communication and I was told I should have received a rejection email. Outcome: I didn’t get notified properly (no clear path forward), and the takeaway was that

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