Demandforce Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – 2 part interview process. The first interview is with 3-4 sales supervisors from different verticals (i.e. Dental, Medical, Salons). Each one interviews you separately but usually asks you the same basic questions:
1) Why do you want to leave your current job
2) Tell me more about yourself
3)What do you do at your current job
4)What makes you successful
5)What is the easiest/hardest part of your job
6) What is your current role and whats your day to day
7) Where do you see yourself in 2 year
8) What sales books have you read or currently reading*
9) How many dials did you make
10) What was your quota
11) Did you ever prospect
12) What college degree you have
This interview style is more conversational and less formal. Take a deep breathe and be yourself. Have a lot of energy and feel proud of your accomplishments.
They will ask you what questions you have for them in the end. This is a good way to find out if the company actually fits you. Ask them about day to day and whatever you feel will help you decided if Demandforce is for you.
Finally, close them. Ask for a second interview, etc. Be professional, be friendly, be honest. They are human too.

If they ask you back for a 2nd interview, you should know the same day.
2nd interview takes more preparation. They will send you a Powerpoint Deck with 4 slides via e-mail. You use those slides in your final presentation to pitch Demandforce to 5-6 people (Regional Managers, recruiters, Supervisors, etc) You pretend that you already work at Demandforce and are pitching to a small business. You get to chose which vertical (industry) you want these people to be. So if you chose Dental, you will have 1) a Dentist Owner 2) Receptionist 3) Maybe a General Manager. You want to sell them Demandforce. Try to probe to all the main people. The most important slide is the 3rd slide which talks about the Demandforce product. Make sure you are fluid with the basics on what Demandforce does. The best way to do so is check out their website and success stories from small business that use it. Also, check out Youtube. Do not read the slides word for word. Be creative and think of how you would like to be sold if you were a small business. Try to sell the product to them in under 10 minutes. They will usually make 2-3 objections just to see how well you think on your feet. Make sure you close hard after every objection. Hope this helps. Good Luck!

Negotiation Details – No Negotiating. 50k base.

Interview Details – Phone screening followed by a hiring party where you speed date with managers for about 5 min a piece. I was called back for a final interview where I met with 3 lead development managers for about 20 min a piece. Had to make a cold call in one of the 1:1 interviews.

Interview Details – Interview was mostly based on personality and not skills. Didn't care for what I saw of the company culture. There seemed to be a heavy emphasis on drinking after hours as it was mentioned several times. Almost everyone I met seemed to be straight out of college and a bit lacking in professionalism. Wasn't a fit for me.

Interview Details – Phone interview with HR recruiter. 2 Face-to-face with HR recruiter and manager for each vertical. 3. Presentation to a panel of managers. The presentation was on Demandforce. They give you a deck that you have to prepare for and pitch.

Reason for Declining – Offered more compensation at another company.

Interview Details – The interview process was pretty simple. Phone screen with HR, in-person interview with 2 regional managers, then I was asked to come in a present the product to my potential managers.

Negotiation Details – You are unable to negotiate base

Interview Details – Interview with 4 people the first time, Presentation the second time.

Interview Details – Applied online via Craigslist and got a reply back from the recruiter. It turned out that they had a different position available than what I originally applied for which was fine because I really just wanted a foot in the door at a company like this. We scheduled an interview and it really is the exact process other people have mentioned. 4 15 minute interviews with different managers, to say it's intense is an understatement. By the time I was done with the interview I didn't know up from down and I couldn't tell if I did well or failed miserably. When the interviewer's time is up they thank you for coming in and the next interviewer comes in, it's pretty fast.

Negotiation Details – There is no negotiation, your base is set in stone but you have stock options and the ability to create your own destiny with commission.

Interview Details – 2 fold interview process. 1st round in person with 3-4 Managers for 15 minutes each. Final round is a presentation. Come prepared to close hard and have great energy.

Negotiation Details – The Recruiter was great and the process was smooth.

Interview Details – I found DemandForce's job posting for an Account Executive on Craigslist. I applied and recieved a phone call the next day from Missy, the recruiter. She was very polite and professional. It was short and sweet, about 5 minute telephone interview regarding my resume. I was scheduled for a "Hiring Party" the following week. I recieved an email regarding the details of the interview. It said to read up on the company and learn everything you could so you can be AGRESSIVE and impress the 6 managers that will be interviewing for the 6 different sales verticals. It also said the interviews will be like "speed dating" and lasting approx 10-15 mintues each.
Make sure if you are driving you arrive at least 30min early so you can find time to park. The atmosphere was definately like a "Hiring Party" Upon exiting the elevator you are greeted by loud music, 2 beer kegs, food and soda available in the lobby for everyone. There was a sign in table where you give them your resume. There were about 50-60 other candidates at the party. The recuiters called out 6 candidates at a time to sit down with the managers. It was a great enviornment and "Frat-like" party culture. I was able to mingle and talk to other candidates and current employees. As the night went on it seems like they were rushing thru the interviews. Most of the other candidates I spoke with said they were only able to speak with 1 or 2 managers for 5 minutes each. Within those 5 minutes you definately have to be agressive and have that "Boiler Room" mentality.