No one has posted about the interview process for Sherwin-Williams' Sales Development Program for the Lowe's Business Unit yet, so I felt like I had a civic duty to come on here and do so. First of all, those who obtain an offer to join the Sales Development Program are training to be a Sales Service Representative, servicing between 4-6 Lowe's stores in what could be within a very wide geographic area...expect to be driving a lot and staying in motels on a regular basis. Basically, the people who work for Lowe's are lazy, incompetent, and just don't give a damn, so the Sales Service Representative comes in and does their job while they watch. The base salary is a paltry $46,000 (no negotiating) and some change, BUT you do get a mileage reimbursement of $0.46 / mile (and you get to clock in to work and start accruing mileage the minute you get in your car in your driveway. If your car is fuel-efficient, you can definitely make money with your car.) AND there are bonuses and overtime (sometimes), too (you have to work Saturday or Sunday on all the major holiday weekends). With that, I'd imagine one's total compensation is closer to $55-60,000. Anyway, the Lowe's Business Unit is fairly new. Sherwin-Williams obtained exclusivity with Lowe's in October of 2018, so the Sales Development Program is nowhere near as well-developed as the Management Training Program for Sherwin-Williams' retail stores, which has been around for a long time. If you get an offer for their Lowe's Business Unit Sales Development Program, expect to basically be the helper of different Sales Service Representatives until a territory opens up for you, which could be a long time -- turnover at Sherwin-Williams is low. Anyway, about the interview process...it takes quite some time, but it's easy. I applied on the Fourth of July. Two weeks later, a recruiter from Sherwin-Williams reached out, asking that I provide written responses to five questions she sent over. I did that and sent my answers back via email. Two weeks later, she contacted me again to set up a phone interview. We had our phone interview a few days later, August 1st, so a month had already passed since I submitted my application. She was professional and the phone interview went well. Two weeks after my phone interview with the recruiter, the Regional Sales Manager, my would-be boss, reached out to set up a video interview via FaceTime. Four days later, we had that interview. He experienced technical difficulties on his end due to a lack of experience with the technology. No biggie. He was nice and professional, and the interview with him went well. A week later, I met with the region's top-performing Sales Service Representative at a Lowe's store. He didn't have any questions for me, just let me ask him questions about the job. He was nice, but that meeting felt a little awkward since he hadn't planned anything. That lasted thirty minutes and was conducted on the sales floor of the Paint Department at Lowe's. This was the final step in the process. Fast forward two weeks -- it's now September 6th. Remember that I put in my application back on July 4th. I receive a generic email from the recruiting department saying they chose someone else for the position, citing a lack of experience as their reason for not hiring me. That's laughable, since I have a decade of experience in retail, sales, marketing, and customer service, which is exactly what they said they wanted. I guess they'd rather hire a 22-year-old who just got their degree over someone with a great deal of experience. Whatever -- I wasn't disappointed. Like I said, they pay you peanuts. The thing that really attracted me to Sherwin-Williams is that they like to move you around...or so I thought. The recruiter implied that I would eventually be relocated to a different state (which is what I want), but as I delved further into the process and got to talking to the Regional Sales Manager, I learned that I would almost certainly remain in the state where I am now. Also, the advancement opportunities seem limited, even though they'll give you a song and dance routine about rapid advancement. The Sales Service Representative I met had been in his role for 15 years and he was their top performer, always beating quota! Think about that.