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Updated Jan 18, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Sales Representative at Paychex
Posted Jan 18, 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 (took 1 week)
Took some math test then was asked a few questions. The interviewer seemed like he was in a hurry the whole time. Did not want the job anyways just wanted to see what it was about. Matched up to the negative reviews this place gets on the web. No wonder they need to go through staffing agencies
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Sales Representative at Paychex
Posted Nov 1, 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 Oct 2011 in San Ramon, CA (took 2 weeks)
Interview was very basic. Easy questions about background from high school through college. Heard nothing but positive comments about my performance. I was told I would be scheduled to shadow another rep... but then I got a generic email saying I was no longer being considered.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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Sales Representative at Paychex
Posted Oct 19, 2011
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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 Oct 2011 (took 6 weeks)
Total waste of time for a crappy job. The salary is not that great, and they act like this is the best job ever. Make you jump through hoops, and do not reply to you in a timely manner. They will string you along for no reason, tell you they want you, then give no reason why they changed their minds.
I was first called by an outside recruiter about this position. She set up a phone interview with the District Sales Manager, one week later. The phone interview went well, but it took another two weeks to set up a face to face interview. I drove over 100 miles to meet for the face to face interview. I thought the interview went well, although the manager was a little odd. The recruiter kept telling me that I was the #1 candidate, and that the manager told her he was very interested. I did not hear back anything from for another week and a half. Finally, I get to set a second interview with another District Manager. I drove another 100 miles to meet the other District Manager. I thought the interview went well. I called the first manager and left a message to follow up the next day. 30 minutes later I get an email from the recruiter saying I was not a good fit. No explanation, no reason given, and the manager I had been speaking with for over a month did not even have the courtesy to call me personally.
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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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Sales Representative at Paychex
Posted Oct 4, 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 Jan 2011 in Rocky Hill, CT (took 2 weeks)
Made you do a math test at the end of the interview. Pretty standard besides that.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Sales Representative at Paychex
Posted Sep 22, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 in Denver, CO (took 1+ week)
My initial communication after submitting an online application was a brief phone call. During that phone call a phone interview was scheduled. I then got asked to come in for an in person interview with the Sales Manager. It went what I thought was fairly well. I had even brought some print outs of accomplishments from past positions that they asked to keep. After interviewing however I never received any sort of follow up. I sent an email and a hand written thank you and yet received no feedback what-so-ever. I found this to be very un-professional and would never consider applying there again.
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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 Representative at Paychex
Posted Aug 24, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took 2 weeks)
The first interview was phone screen with the District Sales Manager. The next step was an in person with him followed by a second interview with the Regional Sales Manager. After that they had me complete a personality profice and skills test. It took a few days for that to come back and they made the offer shortly after. Upon accepting the offer I was given a slip to take a drug test and started the following week.
Reason for Declining
Salary was too low.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Sales Representative at Paychex
Posted May 19, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 in Cleveland, OH (took 2 weeks)
Starts with phone screen from a recruiter , then you meet with the manager , then a field ride with a rep , then a final interview with a Regional Manager ,
Reason for Declining
Better job offer
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Sales Representative at Paychex
Posted May 3, 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 2009 (took 3 days)
Phone interview. 1 on 1 with a few people...asked typical experience questios
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
none
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Representative at Paychex
Posted Jan 26, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Feb 2009 (took 2 weeks)
The first interview was phone screen with the District Sales Manager. The next step was an in person with him followed by a second interview with the Regional Sales Manager. After that they had me complete a personality profice and skills test. It took a few days for that to come back and they made the offer shortly after. Upon accepting the offer I was given a slip to take a drug test and started the following week.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
You don't get what you don't ask for. Always ask for a higher base, they may give it to you.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Sales Representative at Paychex
Posted Nov 15, 2010
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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 Sep 2010 in Saint Louis, MO (took a day)
I received an e-mail to set up a phone interview and called to schedule it. It was a typical phone interview asking about my education back ground and my work history. One of my jobs I left because the owner and I did not see eye to eye. She kept asking me to clarify as if she didn't believe me. I didn't want to sound like I was a disobedient type of employee, but at the same time wanted her to understand that I do have a brain of my own and will have an opinion. I'm not sure if that is what she wanted to hear. Overall it was a typical phone interview, she wasn't as pleasant as others though. I did not receive an invitation for an in person interview, which is fine. After thinking about it more, I feel like Paychex is for a sales person earlier in their career instead of a mid career sales person.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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