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United Rentals Interview Questions & Reviews
Getting the Interview 11 Interviews
Interview Experience 9 Ratings
Inside Sales Representative at United Rentals
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Feb 27, 2013
Interview Details – Took quite awhile, very standard interview, rather extensive intelligence/aptitude/personality test. I was contacted by a recruiter first, then referred to local management.
Interview Question – No particularly difficult questions. They were looking for someone who truly understood the job and company. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – None.
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Inside Sales Representative at United Rentals
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Knoxville, TN Oct 2010 – Reviewed Mar 19, 2012
Interview Details –
Strong recruitment from local management
Typical interview questions.
Goals: current, five years.
Training:
What if scenarios
Hiring process took about five weeks.
Various testing required after being hired.
Management was unsure what needed to be completed even to get benefits
Interview Question – What are your goals for the next five years? Answer Question
Negotiation Details –
None
Depending on location, I would suggest not working for this company. It is very much a "good ole boys network".
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Sales Representative at United Rentals
No Offer – Interviewed in Aug 2007 – Reviewed Jul 24, 2009
Interview Details – I got a call from the gentleman telling me to come in for an interview with him. I came to the interview in good time. From beginning to the end of the interview the gentleman didn't seem the least bit interested. When the interview was over all he had to say was that I was overqualified. =(
Interview Question – What made you want to apply at this company? View Answer
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Outside Sales at United Rentals
No Offer – Interviewed in Lexington, KY Feb 2008 – Reviewed Mar 19, 2009
Interview Details – Branch Manager dominated the interview leaving not much time for me to present my interest and skill set for the position. Appreciated some of the info for my own decision making ,but felt the meeting was not effective or fair for an informed decision to be made about the fit.
Interview Question – Even though you have the experience, you don't know the company's computer system as the internal candidate does, but he has no experience. Do you think you can do the job since you don't know the company's computer system? View Answer
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Inside Sales Representative at United Rentals
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Dec 28, 2012
Interview Details – Fill out the online application. Phone interview then an in person interview then wait for the call for a second interview with the Branch Manager and District Manager. IF you pass you take an online intelligence assessment. When the interviews are done you wait for the phone call or email from HR. Take the drug test and wait for the call if you are hired.
Interview Question – Explaining my history. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Told them what I needed for money and they offered a probationary hourly rate.
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Service Technician at United Rentals
No Offer – Reviewed Nov 28, 2012
Interview Details – You will be called to schedule phone interview. After you pass the phone interview, then the actual face interview followed by signing papers, background check takes about a week. Everything can be total to about a month or month and a half.
Interview Question – What can you tell about AC and DC in more specific detailed. View Answer
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Outside Sales Representative at United Rentals
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Oct 12, 2012
Interview Details – Interviews are overkill...make sure you have your thinking cap on. Typical personailty testing etc.
Interview Question – None Answer Question
Negotiation Details – What were you able to negotiate? What advice would you give others considering an offer?
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Inside Sales Representative at United Rentals
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Nov 2011 – Reviewed Jul 21, 2012
Interview Details – First, I had a phone interview with a recruiter after being referred by an employee. Then I had 3 more interviews with management, which were in either panel style or an interview with 1 person.
Interview Question – I do not remember any questions being difficult or unexpected. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I tried to negotiate higher pay than what was offered, but the offer I was first given remained as originally stated.
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OSR at United Rentals
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Feb 2011 – Reviewed May 31, 2012
Interview Details – apply online, phone interview, in person interview, skills assesment, background check, drug screen, branch visit, district interview, regional interview job offer
Interview Questions
- tell me about a difficult sale Answer Question
- tell me about your leadership Answer Question
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Inside Sales Representative at United Rentals
No Offer – Interviewed in May 2011 – Reviewed Jun 28, 2011
Interview Details – It was a interview pretty standard with the behavioral interview process. All of the questions were behavior based and should be answered in the STAR format. There are about 6 questions are all based on previous expericences that you may have. The notification process is pretty quick if they want to offer you a position or if they feel that better people are qualified. It was my first experience with a behavioral interview so it was pretty difficult for me, you really just have to practice.
Interview Question – Describe a situation where you had a conflict with a co-worker and how did you resolve it? Answer Question
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