Dignity Memorial Interview Questions & Reviews

Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 3 days)

Applied based on a referral. Call was relatively prompt from Dignity Memorial. There was a momentary confusion as the local employer might use their name, as Dignity is a broader brand.

Initially there was a phone screen.

That was followed by a 1:1 interview.

Even though this is essentially for a sales job, there is a desire for folks who are caring and do not adopt a hard sales communication style, though they do regularly and aggressively set appointments.

The office for the regional site where I interviewed was well appointed, exuded calm.

My interviewer was very personable and professional, though a little squishy in a few areas. I had to probe on "sales" whether that meant "What the company earned" versus commission earned. It was the former. The % commission is pretty low. It was also hard to get a very straight answer on employee turnover, also telling.

We both decided the job was not a fit as he was honest enough to admit the lead time before realistically surviving on a 100% commission sales position is typically quite long (likely easily 6+ months, perhaps much much longer), too long for me, though there is some training pay for the 1st month.

I do believe Dignity offers a great service and could be a good fit for someone well connected, caring and comfortable in a commission environment who can hang in there for the long haul.