Sage Account Executive interview experience

From the beginning, the salary conversation was very explicit: I stated what I needed, and they were clear that those expectations weren’t in their budget.

Because they were so direct about the mismatch, it surprised me how far the process went anyway. I went to the meeting hoping it might still be workable, but it really wasn’t—at that point it was clear they already understood the gap.

The whole experience was very easy in terms of the interview itself, but emotionally it was frustrating because it felt like I spent time traveling for something that was already decided. I didn’t get an