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Updated Feb 10, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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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.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Solutions Manager Services at CDW
Posted Jan 29, 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 2011 in Vernon Hills, IL (took 5 weeks)
I had 2 phone interviews and five face to face meetings. Two with the hiring manager and three with members of the hiring manager's team. The people who I met with were professional. The work environment very energetic. The only challenge I had was that there seemed to be some confusion about the type of candidate they were looking for.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter.
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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 a Phone Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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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.....
Interview Questions
Really, this was the hardest question during my interview! Kinda comical. The rest was all small talk
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Senior Project Manager at CDW
Posted Jan 13, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 (took 3 weeks)
Still in process - very slow
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of 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.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Account Manager at CDW
Posted Jan 6, 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 in Chicago, IL (took 2 weeks)
Initially applied online through the CDW website and heard back almost immediately from a recruiter. The recruiter scheduled a time for a phone interview and that went well. I was offered a chance to come in for a one on one at the end of the phone interview. Throughout the whole process the recruiter was very knowledgeable and encouraging. He/She made sure I was comfortable an allowed me to mention any other things that CDW should know about myself before moving into the one on one. On the day of the one on one I came in and met the recruiter on location. Then introduced me to the Sales Manager I would be working for. He/She seemed nice however had an agenda and seemed genuinely disinterested. I've talked to numerous people at the company and they mention how they love to hire college grads with little to no experience (myself). Not the case for the Sales Manager, a bombardment of behavioral questions, which was expected, but absolutely zero chance for me to elaborate on information I may not have mentioned. The interview ended with the manager leaving the room and the recruiter coming back in. I heard back the other day that I did not get the job.
Overall it was an okay experience, I've had tougher interviews, but never interviewed with someone who didn't really give me a chance. Very friendly environment with the exception of the Sales Manager. Also, if you don't get the offer immediately after the 1-1, or a few hours after...you didn't get the job. In the end it worked out, the base pay is pretty awful for Chicago, especially to be making 80 cold calls a day.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Account Manager at CDW
Posted Dec 30, 2011
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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 Dec 2011 in Mettawa, IL (took a day)
Standard stuff. Tell me about your resume, a time you overcame a challenge, strengths/weaknesses, etc.
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Reason for Declining
100+ cold calls a day for $25k a year? Uh, no.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Account Manager at CDW
Posted Nov 27, 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 Aug 2010 (took 2 weeks)
Had initial interview with recruiter for about 30 minutes. He asked general questions about resume and why you are a good fit for sales. Then you have a 1:1 interview with your manager and he asked a lot more specific questions about sales experience. Was offered the job after the interview
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Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Account Manager at CDW
Posted Nov 13, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in Chandler, AZ (took a day)
Sent an my application online and was contacted the next day. Had two phone interviews followed by an in person interview with my hiring manager and one other manager. Got the offer later in the day and accepted a few days later.
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Negotiation Details
There is no negotiation. It is set in stone.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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