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Qwest Interview Questions & Reviews
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Interview Experience 38 Ratings
Senior Attorney at Qwest
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Denver, CO Mar 2009 – Reviewed Mar 22, 2013
Interview Details – Interviewed with five attorneys and General Counsel. Had lunch with two including prospective boss.
Interview Question – Do not recall any unexpected questions. View Answer
Negotiation Details – Done through their headhunter. Not much latitude on salary. Did offer singing bonus.
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Field Marketing Manager at Qwest
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Sacramento, CA – Reviewed Mar 14, 2013
Interview Details – Introduced by a friend leaving the position. Started with a phone interview. Followed by several email communications. Company was in the process of a reverse merger, so my particular situation was drawn out over a 3 month period, ugh. This was a unique case because I was introduced by a friend, and due to the merger they were in a hiring freeze so my application was in suspension. When the ok to hire came, we picked up where we left off and it moved more rapidly.
Interview Question – Nothing too difficult. Behavioral questions, asked for examples of skill sets. One on one scenario and it was informal. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – My situation was over a 90 day period. When we finally met for the in-person final interview, I was asked about salary and I had to remind interviewer of the range specified early on. I hit at the high end and they agreed. Also brought up stock options as this was in the dot com era, got em.
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Customer Sales and Service at Qwest
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Mar 6, 2013
Interview Details – Arrived at building, sat down and did a computer based scenario test, then did a face to face interview, offered position on the spot.
Interview Question – None really, all very basic questions. What sales experience do you have? Are you comfortable speaking on the phone? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Offered job same day as interview.
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Retail Sales Associate at Qwest
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Feb 18, 2013
Interview Details – I knew a manager of one of the stores. He personally passed my name and information on to the Regional Manager. I received an interview the following week and the job offer the next day. I am pretty sure that the process would not have been as quick if I had not known somebody on the inside.
Interview Question – They were all standard questions, nothing unexpected. Answer Question
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Senior Product Manager at Qwest
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Denver, CO Nov 2009 – Reviewed Jan 14, 2013
Interview Details – Nicely done, straight-forward interview process. They made sure I was comfortable with the expectations and understood the good, the bad and the ugly.
Interview Question – How would you motivate a large cross-functional team to perform on a program where there is seemingly no other motivation to do so? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Again pretty straight forward.
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Major Account Executive at Qwest
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Charlotte, NC Jan 2010 – Reviewed Dec 2, 2012
Interview Details – A five step interview process. First, a phone interview with the Human Resources Department, followed by a first interview at the local sales office. Several weeks pass and a second interview is set up. The Regional Director attends this interview. Several more weeks pass and a third is scheduled, where a tentative offer is made. A final phone call with HR solidifies the offer and your acceptance.
Interview Question – Why would you rather work for Qwest than AT&T or Verizon? View Answer
Negotiation Details – I negotiated however Qwest's HR team was unwilling to negotiate the salary.
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Customer Relationship Manager at Qwest
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Denver, CO Jan 2009 – Reviewed Nov 7, 2012
Interview Details – The best way to get in is to know someone. That way you can be sure your resume is reviewed and possibly accepted, AFterthatyou will need to pass a phone interview, then an HR interview, then meet withthe hiring manager. It takes time but can be worth it.
Interview Question – The hardest question I was asked is "If you were a car what kind would you be and why?" Answer Question
Negotiation Details – What were you able to negotiate? What advice would you give others considering an offer?
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Senior Program Manager at Qwest
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Denver, CO Jun 2010 – Reviewed Sep 29, 2011
Interview Details – Went well, I did a phone interview then had a 1:1 interview, and was offered the job the next day.
Interview Question – Please explain who you are as a person. View Answer
Negotiation Details – Yes, ask for more no matter what they usually bump the salary a little.
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Customer Service at Qwest
No Offer – Interviewed in Phoenix, AZ Jan 2009 – Reviewed Aug 18, 2011
Interview Details – Had to do a phone simulation and no direction was given so when they asked questions that weren't on the information sheet, I was not sure if you should make up an answer or tell the pretend 'customer' that you don't know the answer because if it were a real call you'd place the customer on hold and ask someone but there was no one to ask during the interview, of course. It was very confusing and no explanation at the beginning to prepare you for what to do. On a a real call you wouldn't make up an answer if a customer asked you something so I didn't want to do that either. Overall, I felt it was setting you up for failure either way and this led me to become nervous and not do well. I've never bombed an interview in my life. I actually grew up doing interviews in pageants and won 'best interview' awards frequently. This interview process was horrible and the worst part is that I really wanted the job because it paid well and had decent benefits!
Interview Question – the only thing you had to do was a phone simulation Answer Question
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Web Designer at Qwest
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Denver, CO Feb 2010 – Reviewed Jan 20, 2011
Interview Details – Very nice group interview with heads of various departments and peers. Also a 1:1 interview with my potential boss. After interviews were done, took about 2 weeks until i heard back from their HR department. Offer was made, contigent on background and drug screening.
Interview Question – Looking at our current website, what would you do to improve the look/performance of it. Answer Question
Reason for Declining – I declined after accepting a different offer from another company, which offered better benefits and more pay.
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