Sales Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognex with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Engineer roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognex overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognex as a Sales Engineer according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
Personality test: 22%
Background check: 17%
One on one interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
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The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognex (Boston, MA) in Oct 2008
Interview
Very interested in industry knowledge, territory knowledge, and experience with machine vision. Mostly looking for people within the industry who can carry over contacts, past customers, and networking circle to benefit business.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe in detail a sales call from cold calling, application discussion, in-person technique, and closing.
4 stages, 3 behavioral with general sales questions, conflict resolution, data analytics, and a product presentation, given days of time to prepare and take home to build a presentation to come back and present.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cognex (Ohio, IL) in Dec 2024
Interview
The interview process was lengthy and multiple rounds. To prepare to exceed in this interview you must understand the company and what they do. You should also have product knowledge. The first round was easy but each interview got longer and more in depth.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cognex (Boston, MA) in Mar 2024
Interview
Pre interview discussion with hiring manager took around 20 minutes. Next is a behavioral/cognitive assessment which took 15 minutes. And the next portion of the interview process is a 45 minute discussion with one of Cognex's territory sales managers. Overall, I very insightful and manageable interview process!