I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Dublin, Dublin) in Jan 2019
Interview
Fist call with recruiter:
Focus on your motivation; Why LinkedIN? Why sales? Willingness to relocate?
Focus on your experience: Explain your targets in your current role and how you achieved them. Structure your answer with the STAR method
Second round: Interview with hiring manager
Also focus on your motivation and sales experience. But in addition about your personal development goals. Show that you are eager to learn and win! Structure your answer with the STAR method
Third round: Role play
You will receive a role play outline and you will do the interview in person or via skype. It is all about asking questions and getting the information you need. Apply the BANT methodology.
Fourth round: Interview with hiring manager
Final questions, can be about anything really. Just for the hiring manager to get a good feeling about you fitting in the team.
Very smooth, my recruiter guided me through the process and help me prepare the role play. The role play there are 2 people involved and requires doing a proper discovery call.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe me a situation where you faced a challenge with a deal closing.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Dublin, Dublin) in Dec 2015
Interview
The all process was very smooth and quick. A recruiter contacted me via Linkedin and scheduled a first phone screening interview (questions were mainly around my background and achievements).
The second interview was again on the phone but with the hiring Manager, who made me feel at ease since the beginning. He was very nice and professional and he asked mostly behavioural questions.
Then I was invited to the onsite where I interviewed with him and a member of his team. In the first half an hour they asked me again few behavioural questions, then I had to do a presentation about me and why I want to work for Linkedin. Last part of the interview was a sales play role.
I didn't get the job as they finally chose an internal candidate but the all process was very positive. HR was also very proactive in giving feedback after every round of interviews.
