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Updated May 4, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Territory Sales Representative at Lakeshore Learning Materials
Posted May 4, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 in Hartford, CT (took 1 week)
Initial phone screen was fairly standard, and lasted about 3 minutes. The initial phone screen was followed up by a phone screen from the hiring mgr., with more direct questions regarding my background - and why I would want the job.. I then had a live 1:1 meeting with the hiring Mgr, which lasted 30 minutes and pretty much covered the same subject matter. Lastly, I had a phone screen with one of the Presidents, covering the same basic resume review questions - and why I'd be a good fit for the job.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Regionals Sales Manager at Lakeshore Learning Materials
Posted Feb 11, 2012
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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 Nov 2011 (took 3 days)
The Lakeshore interview process was fair, organized and with each person that I interviewed with, there were clear expectations set. Each interviewer was prepared and organized, which left me with a great impression of each of the interviewers, as well as the company itself. Throughout the interview process, the job duties, expectations, goals, and timelines were depicted accurately and often. I left each interview knowing exactly where I stood and found this type of candor unexpected but inviting.
Aside from this, I cannot stress enough the professionalism (and caliber of people) of each interviewer. I was truly blown away by everyone I ran into and as I met more 'Lakeshorians' walking the halls and behind desks, I began to realize why Lakeshore had grown, remained profitable and had such a great reputation within our industry for decades: the people!
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Regional Sales Manager - Los Angeles at Lakeshore Learning Materials
Posted Feb 7, 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 Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)
I am a current Regional Manager for Lakeshore Learning Materials, and after reading some of the reviews posted I genuinely felt the need to share my experience of the interviewing process as it is vastly different than some of the opinions shared below.
I came to Lakeshore with a background in Pharmaceutical sales where I was accustomed to a drawn out interview process, with panel type interviews and role playing exercises. Just horrible!
I met with Lakeshore’s HR Recruiter who really spent the time to get to know me, ensuring I would be a professional and cultural fit at Lakeshore. I immediately met with several different people in management; I truly felt like HR was pulling for me, as they walked me through each step giving me lots of support and energy. Every person I met with was very professional; there was no protocol in the process as everyone attempted to connect with me on a personal level. THE Owner/CEO dropped everything that very same day and met with me. They truly valued my time and it was a remarkable experience. Then the offsite Regional Vice President for the territory dropped what she was doing to meet me at a Starbucks that same day! I left with a job offer which I was absolutely thrilled about!
The entire process was amazing and completely unique. I hope some of who read this get a clearer picture of who Lakeshore is.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Regional Sales Representative at Lakeshore Learning Materials
Posted Jan 25, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Boston, MA (took 1 week)
All I can say is that this interview process was the worst in my professional career. The company reached out to me and then scheduled a telephone interview. Like many of the previous candidates I found that the Corporate HR people do not know a thing about interviewing or assessing a potential hire. They really don't want to know a thing about you - it's clear that they are inexperienced recruiters with little business experieince. I believe the internal person that interviewed me actually said that she took the job with Lakeshore because she couldn't cut it working for an agency.
I also interviewed by phone with the Regional Sales Manager and found him to be crass and disrespectful to his market: educators. He actually said some not-so-nice things about the people he calls on! He comes from the office supply industry so who knows what their standards are?
I interviewed in person and was ultimately told that I was "just not a fit" for Lakeshore Learning. You're right: I'm much too professional and classy and am glad that the job wasn't offered to me because I was not impressed with anyone that I met throughout the interview process.
They had me jump through hoops just to accommodate their schedule (and I was working full time) but didn't even give me the courtesy of an honest answer as to why I wasn't "a fit".
Good luck. It's no wonder why jobs are posted over and over again on Linkedin and job boards!
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Director of Web at Lakeshore Learning Materials
Posted Nov 20, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 2 days)
I was contacted via Lakeshore human resources for a short phone interview followed up by an a in-person interview at Lakeshore's company offices. The lady who interviewed (HR generalist) had no understanding of the field I was interviewing for and was essentially going down a checklist with some superficial criteria. The company uses testing as part of their interview process which is generally a poor means of screening candidates.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Systems Analyst at Lakeshore Learning Materials
Posted Nov 12, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 (took 3 days)
Phone screening interview with HR admin. Hour interview with HR preceded by attention-to-detail test. Hour interview with Director of eCommerce/Web. (I see that the Director position is now open.) I was a bit concerned with the numerous negative reviews I'd read about the company. Also heard during one of the interviews that there are a few "unique" personalities in the company. Received a nice rejection letter on Friday of same week as meeting with the Director. Very nice folks at all three stages.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Sales Representative at Lakeshore Learning Materials
Posted Oct 28, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Carson, CA (took a day)
I applied on the company web site, then called HR directly, to express my interest. I received a return phone call a few hours later and was asked a few simple questions regarding my work history and salary expectations. I was then asked to come in for an interview a few days later in which I met with DEB who is the HR director. The interview was easy and confortable, she asked me initially to just talk about myself. After 45 minutes we closed the interview and she said I would hear from her in one week. Be sure to ask what the hiring process is seems kind of lengthy.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Manager at Lakeshore Learning Materials
Posted Oct 20, 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 Aug 2011 (took a day)
I applied for the position online and within one hour received a phone call from a recruiter to schedule a phone interview. The phone interview occurred the next day and lasted for about 30 minutes. The interview primarily consisted of questions about my background and any previous sales experience I had. The interviewer explained the position to me and the process, told me she would pass my information on to the Regional Manager for him to review and that I would receive an e-mail from her in about 1 week regarding the status of my application. I received an e-mail saying that they were looking at a person who had more sales experience than I had. Everyone I talked with was very friendly and they followed through with responses efficiently.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Corporate Office Position at Lakeshore Learning Materials
Posted Sep 6, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 (took a day)
This company is very efficient with the hiring process and knows exactly what it is looking for. It's very common for an interviewee to get an offer the same day of the interview if the interviewers like what they say.
It's definitely nice to know where you stand immediately vs. having to go through a 1-2 week process to see if you got the job. The downside is that you pretty much have to accept the offer immediately or they move on to the next candidate if they have some lined up. Be prepared for that.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Sales Representative at Lakeshore Learning Materials
Posted Aug 3, 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 Carson, CA (took 4 days)
The process was superb. I'm not local to their headquarters so all communications happened between phone & email. They walked me through exactly why I am not a match of what they are looking for and the entire experience was truly refreshing. Just being considered was flattering to me and now I am more than impressed by the level of professionalism and kindness that Lakeshore's staff has displayed. Lakeshore is already bookmarked in my computer and I will check back frequently for openings. They are going to keep my information on file and I will be in touch should I see something I am interested in.
Keep up the great work Lakeshore and thank you so much for your time!
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