Me postulé a través de una recomendación de un empleado. El proceso tomó 3 meses. Acudí a una entrevista en Meraki (San Francisco, CA) en nov 2014
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I was invited to a recruiting cocktail party by my awesome friend who works for Cisco Meraki. The cocktail party was a blast -but be warned! This party is the first round of your interview. They are testing for soft skills that are critical for sales success (i.e relationship-building, conversational abilities, establishing rapport etc.). After the cocktail party, I was immediately called in for an in-person interview. I had four consecutive one-on one interviews in one afternoon onsite - 2 with sales directors and 2 with sales team managers. Each interview asked questions pertaining to a distinct skill set (i.e, sales process questions, technical/product questions etc.). I "hard closed" at the end of each interview, so I was not surprised that I was reached out to by the recruiter two days later with an offer. It took me a longer time, however, to come on board because I was negotiating my base/OTE. I was already in a good situation and was not willing to take a pay cut. Negotiation took several months. After learning more about available overtime and the culture of quota over-achievement, I decided to come on board. Cisco Meraki has an amazing product, an amazing culture and an amazing office and I feel so excited to get started!
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Pregunta 1
Explain a technical skill or ability that you have.
Acudí a una entrevista en Meraki (Londres, Inglaterra)
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Got a first call from an HR representative after my submission on Linkedin. Then my second call was with a manager that asked me about my previous experiences. Unfortunately there was no follow up on that.
efficient, effective, fair -- the recruiters prepped you accordingly and really want you to succeed. the managers are knowledgable and eager to answer your questions. I was impressed with Cisco Meraki compared to other large organizations.
Me postulé a través de un reclutador. El proceso tomó 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Meraki en ene 2019
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Overall the process was pleasant and fair.
A recruiter from Meraki reached out via LinkedIn. We had a 30 minute initial phone screen. Pretty standard tell me about yourself questions.
A day later I was asked to do a 30 minute phone interview with a sales manager.
During the sales manager interview, a team lead ran the call instead. A green flag that there is room to grow here. They asked pretty standard questions as well. They are really big on culture or at least they say they are. I was told to be ready to talk about the products during this interview, but they never asked. Be ready to talk about your sales experience and current quota.
They move fast - a day later I was asked to come in for a 2-hour four part interview.
By now, the recruiter has sent you an email containing literally hours of videos and links about the company to research before the interview. Nice that they set you up for success, but it’s a lot of information to digest (especially how quickly they move through interviews). Know the 6 products, their competitors, and their value prop. Also, know you’re own sales numbers - very specific. You can bring notes to the interview.
They show you around the office - cool space. Not really a west loop location like they advertise. Kind of hard to get to actually.
The 4 interviews aren’t bad if you prep for it. Be ready to talk about everything in detail. You can’t fake the interview - especially the product knowledge.
I have a neutral outlook because I was told I would know right away, but it took them a week to reach out and tell me they’re going in another direction. I was told my underwhelming theme was lack of passion for, “why Meraki”. I was told I nailed everything else so that was interesting feedback.
They have a very solid product line. But, it seems like a shove it down your throat culture. It’s an 8-5. No work from home. Although, it does seem like they have solid training and upward mobility if you work for it.
