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Updated Feb 18, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Inside Sales Account Manager at CDW
Posted Feb 18, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Chicago, IL (took 2 days)
Pretty standard interview process for a sales position. Job entails making 85-100 cold calls a day. 100% inside sales. There is no physical person-to-person sales at all. Base Salary is $25,000 and 10% commission. Very nice people, but this was just not what I was looking for.
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Reason for Declining
I have zero interest in sitting in an office all day on the phone making cold calls. I would much rather be out in the field doing personal sales.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Inside Sales Account Manager at CDW
Posted Feb 10, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Mettawa, IL (took 1 week)
The hiring process was ridiculously rushed. I was interviewed by phone and after a day I got a call back telling me that if I wanted to be considered for the job, I had to do an onsite interview within 4 days. (I got that call on a Wednesday night). I went to the interview got an offer a day later.
But then, I get told by the recruiter. "Oh, and if you want the job you have to start Monday." This was during a phone call on the Friday night before.
Right there I declined the offer. They have no sense of courtesy towards the people they interview and have no respect for people's time.
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Reason for Declining
I was given a few days notice of a MANDATORY starting date. If I couldn't make their starting date, I wouldn't be hired. So I told NO.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a Drug Test, a Personality Test, a Skills Test, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Inside Sales Account Manager at CDW
Posted Jan 26, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took a day)
After applying I was called by a HR recruiter and scheduled a phone interview. The interview only lasted 15 minutes. She asked how I heard about the company, what I think that they do (odd question to ask), to name a time that I had faced rejection, to name a time that I had taken the initiative for something, what I will bring to the company, how I feel when I am rejected, and why I think that I will be a successful employee. She told me that she was going to review her notes and let me know tomorrow morning if I will be taking the next step. I don't feel like she got a good picture of who I am and she was a little rude. She told me that I didn't fully answer one of her questions even though I did so I had to repeat myself.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Phone Interview.
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Inside Sales Account Manager at CDW
Posted Jan 20, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Lake Forest, IL (took 2 days)
All I have to say is, if you have any type of sales experience at all and are NOT right out of college then RUN. Dont walk RUN and or dont even bother to attempt to get a job here. There base is 25k a year and you are required to cold call all day long hoping to land some accounts. The manager that hired me basically did the worst interview I have ever had. Could of chatted with him over the phone rather than waste my time going in to talk with him. This job should of been a slam dunk.......I have over 5 years of sales experience but I felt that during the interview that this manager wanted nothing to do with someone with actual experience!! Got the over qualified look plenty of times. Basically I think CDW likes to hire people to train from the ground up so they arent scared of someone with experience coming in and taking their job. Just my opionion.....
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Really, this was the hardest question during my interview! Kinda comical. The rest was all small talk
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a Personality Test, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Inside Sales Account Manager at CDW
Posted Jan 8, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
Applied online, filled out.basic questionnaire, was called the.same day for a phone interview which entailed basic personality questions and then was invited for an in person interview the next week. The questions were pretty simple,read off a list, such as "strengths". "Weaknesses" and "describe a time you went above and beyond." Following the interview, the interviewer and recruited conferred in a took together and 5 minutes later handed me an offer package, which they gave me 24 hours to accept. The whole prs felt bit impersonal and hurried, which made me suspect that they don't really invest in their new hires that much.
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Reason for Declining
I chose to decline based on the short time allotted for reviewing the offer packages. I felt that the rush was unnecessary and almost suspicious, like they are used to having people.change their mind.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Inside Sales Account Manager at CDW
Posted Sep 8, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
I was contacted by an internal recruiter with CDW off monster. I did a phone interview with recruiter they told me about the position asked me a few questions to make sure I was normal and able to hold an intelligent conversation. It was very laid back compared to some of the other phone interviews I've done. Recruiter told me I would be sent an email with face to face interview with a hiring manager to see if they wanted to go ahead in the hiring process. Interviewed with my manager pretty typical interview questions Name a time when you were faced with a problem and how did you handle it? What would your current coworkers say about your work ethic? Do you feel comfortable making cold calls and prospecting? They read off a sheet and the questions tend to be poorly worded so he reworded them at times. I know I did horrible in the questions part but I really shined at the end when she asked if I wanted to add anything.
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Negotiation Details
Here's the salary take it or leave it.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Inside Sales Account Manager at CDW
Posted Aug 16, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in Chandler, AZ (took 2 days)
Called me and did a quick phone interview, then scheduled me for a internview with a manager. Met with him, asked me some behavioral questions (all in all lasting about 45 mins)
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Other Details
I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Personality Test, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Inside Sales Account Manager at CDW
Posted Jul 16, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Chandler, AZ (took 3 weeks)
I was contacted by a recruiter while still attending University. She scheduled a quick phone interview and asked me to attend an open house with a tour of the facility and a panel in which we could ask questions about the position we were interviewing for and anything else we were curious about. After the panel we were asked to schedule a follow up interview with a manager at the company. After being rescheduled twice, I finally was able to interview. The manager I interviewed with was extremely unprofessional, drinking an energy drink and complaining about his lack of sleep throughout. He let me know that If i were to move on in the process I will be contacted, and that it was promising. A week later I received an email stating that they were pursuing other candidates.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Presentation, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Inside Sales Account Manager at CDW
Posted Mar 18, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Chicago, IL (took 5 days)
Rep within the company called to schedule phone interview. Described job details and asked situational questions. Next step is one on one interview with a hiring manager.
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Inside Sales Account Manager at CDW
Posted Apr 22, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 in Chandler, AZ (took 1 week)
Recieved a call from HR stating they wanted me to fill out an online assessment screen. Wen't well and then had a phone interview with someone from HR. Next step is face to face with sales manager.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Personality Test.
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