I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2025
Interview
l got this interview via recruiter. I was very nervous as this was my first interview in several years and I think that was obvious. The interviewers were all very kind and made me feel comfortable despite knowing I had made a bad impression and I would not likely be continuing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do I want to work at Salesforce? (with the added context that I have worked at an agency previously with Salesforce as a client, they wanted to know what I liked about the company culture I had seen).
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Salesforce in Oct 2024
Interview
30 minute screening zoom call with hiring manager, went really well shared in-depth about the team, the role, the expectations and the current challenges. Great conversation. 2 more follow up interviews with cross-functional stakeholders who would be counterparts, interviews were fine but they seemed unimpressed. Recruiter got back to me within two days and apologized, said "feedback doesn't match reasoning for not wanting to move forward" They said I would be too structured as a program manager for their org, even though they both asked how I could bring structure to their chaos.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to work with a difficult stakeholder
It was very good experience. Teams are great, manager was good, interview was mostly related to IT Department processes, solution architecture, managing projects, coordinate with architects. How to manage communication with VPs and Sr VPs
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Question 1
1. What was your experience in last assignment with big IT project