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Updated Dec 31, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Sales at Sage North America
Posted Dec 31, 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 Apr 2009 in Irvine, CA (took 4 months)
The interview process was very structured and controlled by an HR executive out of HQ. Submitted application online including resume, phone interview with HR executive followed by business unit and subject matter experts. Several face to face interviews were conducted.
Negotiation Details
There was very little room to negotiate. It was very much take it or leave it regarding compensation.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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No
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Interactive Designer at Sage North America
Posted Aug 17, 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 Oct 2010 in Lawrenceville, GA (took 2 weeks)
I received an email from HR to setup a phone interview with her. The phone interview was only with the recruiter. A couple days later, I went in for an actual interview. I was greeted by a team member. She was nice- i noticed the cool colors of the company, which stood out to me-along with the casual dress code, which also appealed. She walked me to about 3 other team member who were awaiting my presence.They gave me some info on the company, what would be my job, and also working with team. They told me all the perks and that they were allowed to telecommute once a week. I then had a 1 on 1 with the "potential boss". This interview was still pretty easy. I then met up with his counter part who I would work with, but he seemed a bit intimidated by my skills- as if I was after his job. He also tried to trip me up asking wierd questions that really didn have anything to do what the job that I was seeking. More personal questions to basically have an excuse to weed me out. Mind you, this woud have not been my boss...just a cross team leader- who I would help with on projects here and there. You know if you dont have a certain look- your automatic disqaulified. I saw who they hired- complete opposite of me.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Outbound Sales Representative at Sage North America
Posted Jun 20, 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 Mar 2011 in Lawrenceville, GA (took 2 weeks)
Recruiter was very helpful and supportive. The interview was with 2 managers and we seemed to connect very well. The follow-up interview was with the Sales Director which was the most unique interview I've had because of his interest on the why behind what I do. He was not interested on the technical skills but more about the philosophy and approach to selling.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Reasonable. I had a very thorough manager who responded to my requests and follow up questions.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Vice President & General Manager at Sage North America
Posted Feb 2, 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 Dec 2010 (took 2 months)
The recruiters at Sage are not good at follow up...but once the interview process actually started it moved along pretty quickly. They used a Lominger style group interview but the team was not used to doing it so it was not particularly effective. They was more interested in impressing each other than selling the company opportunity.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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National Account Manager at Sage North America
Posted Jan 17, 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 Dec 2010 (took 2+ weeks)
I went through a 3 stage interview process that began with a H.R. Consultant and progressed through the hiring sales director and ended with the Vice President. The initial and subsequent interview were clear in terms of the scope of the role and interview steps and more conversational in nature. My final interview was also conversational in nature but there were inconsistencies in the VP's understanding of the role and the description provided by HR and the director. All three individuals were polite and friendly but I couldn't measure how my answers were received. I was disappointed in the lack of a response after the final interview in spite of several voice and email messages that I had left with them.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Sales/Marketing at Sage North America
Posted Dec 2, 2010
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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 May 2010 in Herndon, VA (took a day)
The process was very haphazard for such a large organization. The interview was conducted by 2 very young, non-HR people, and it was not very professional.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Sales Representative at Sage North America
Posted Dec 1, 2010
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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 Jun 2010 in Lawrenceville, GA (took 2 days)
the normal .... talk with hiring mgr, talk with her boss, sit with reps to watch them make calls. Ugh. I wouldn't want to sit in an auto-dialer for hours every day!!
Interview Questions
Reason for Declining
the rep I sat with said the pay is much less than what is advertised
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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No
Inappropriate?
IT at Sage North America
Posted Oct 25, 2010
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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 2008 in Atlanta, GA (took 3 months)
Recruiter contacts you, secondly, mgr contacts you interviews and test soft skills, top technial employee contacts you interviews and test softskills, personal face to face interview with mgr, phone interview with dept head and face to face interview with a team member.
Interview Questions
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Applications Developer at Sage North America
Posted Aug 4, 2010
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 in Tampa, FL (took a day)
Initial HR guy called me and we did the usual meet and greet. Scheduled a phone screen call with 3 other folks: A director and two managers.
Each asked questions in turn, each with a specific topic: OO Concepts, DB Concepts, and Project Management/Team concepts.
OO Concept questions were such like "Describe polymorphism", and "What is inheritance". Many more questions along these lines.
DB Concepts: "What are primary and foreign keys used for" and "What is the purposes of indices in databases?" etc, etc.
PM/Team concepts: "Describe your understanding of Scrum". And so on.
The group/Panel interview was much different. I went to their location, and they discussed a recent project that I had worked on. This discussion essentially broke down the project so that they could understand how it was architected. They neatly (and respectfully) picked apart every single aspect of the project, asking questions and challenging ideas.
After that, they had me use a greaseboard to demonstrate any piece of that project that I worked on and was proud of. This was further analyzed and questioned.
Finally, there was a challenge in which they wiped the greaseboard clean, and presented me with a simple problem to solve. I was given a simple input and output requirement, and told not to use any existing libraries that I know of but to solve it using logic and pseudocode. This was again analyzed.
The panel interview was grueling, highly technical, and detailed. They expertly identified where I was weak and where I was strong, but they treated me with dignity and respect.
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Negotiation Details
I negotiated for relocation assistance and salary.
I advise others to be absolutely candid and honest. Be prepared to go very, very in depth with your knowledge. Do not bluff these people. Read the requirements carefully, if you are not qualified, don't waste theirs or your time - they will examine you thoroughly and accurately.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Project Manager at Sage North America
Posted Jun 28, 2010
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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 Mar 2008 in Scottsdale, AZ (took a day)
The interview process included a couple one on one interviews then a small group interview. The hiring process was very selective.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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