I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Pearson in Oct 2018
Interview
The interview process in total, was about a 6 weeks. I was initially recruited by a manager on LinkedIn. It started as a phone "screening" and I was invited to a first round interview with two employees. Then there was another phone interview with the manager who told me I made it to the next round and explained a project I had to complete. The campus project they assigned to test candidates to see if they could do the job. I had to set up meetings with 10-15 professors, take a day off of work, drive to a local college campus to meet with bookstore employees and professors, and write a full report about the day and each conversation. It was extremely time consuming and in depth. Next I had a 2nd in person interview with 3 employees, where we role played sales calls and discussed the campus project. Then I had 5 more phone interviews with other employees. After talking to each of the individuals, I had to write a summary of my main takeaways. In total spoke to 8 people on the Pearson team. I felt that I was strung along and was expected to take off too much time from my full time job.
Multiple rounds of interviews conducted over an approximately 8-week period. First screening with HR, then with District Manager, Regional Manager and VP of Sales.
The final step in the process was a mock campus project.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Pearson
Interview
Process took about 4 weeks from initial interview to offer. Multiple interviews; first with hiring manager, regional sales director, national director of sales and finally CEO of division. Campus project required as part of interview process. Only the interview with hiring manager was in-person; rest were conducted via phone.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard interview questions; why do you want to work here? name a situation with a coworker you had to work out, describe a weakness, etc.