Account Executive applicants have rated the interview process at HubSpot with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at HubSpot as a Account Executive according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at HubSpot (Cambridge, MA) in Apr 2021
Interview
As most others have mentioned, 4 part interview process that drags on for an incredibly long time (a month and a half) making the process very draining.
1- recruiter (30 min)
2- hiring manager (45min)
3- role play with another manager (45min)
4- (2) back to back interviews with (2) managers in each (90min)
As with some others, my recruiter seemed to disappear and overall wasn't very personable- she disappeared right after providing insight for the role play and I only heard from her again when I received my rejection email- I just checked my emails and it was a total of 4 full weeks of no response from her. (It's a good thing a coordinator stepped up to help.) So unfortunately, I never received the email providing insight into the types of questions that would be asked by the panel making me more ill-prepared than I could have been. I also found the emails I received from her to be quite scripted, very much cut/paste... I had noted serval times to extend my thanks to the managers I spoke with but she did not even acknowledge this (unfortunately, you will not receive email addresses of the hiring managers to send direct follow up/thank you messages to).
Beware to those who are trying to change industries, the team is not very open to that and will try to dissect every element of your sales process to the point of repetition and annoyance, even though the foundational skills may be the same. They seemed to really only want someone already experienced in saas as the main feedback I received each time was that they were concerned with the change in industries.
All males interviewing (except recruiter) which is also disconcerting- would have been great to see at least one female on the hiring team.
Overall, a very neutral experience. I expect if you have a proactive and engaging recruiter it could be more positive. Definitely a learning experience that I will take with me as I continue my job hunt.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why HubSpot?
Tell me a time when you solved for the customer.
How are you measured in your current/past roles?
What motivates you?
Strength / Weakness
What is your biggest accomplishment?
What is your approach to finding new business?
Very structured. Recruiter will tell you exactly what the next round is about and what they are looking for.
Interview was extremely structured and seems like interviewer follow script when they ask questions lol
Phone Screen with Recruiter (off-camera)
Interview with Manager (mock disco)
Interview with another Manager (mock solution presentation)
Interview with your Sales Director (pretty easy, be human, we talked about fishing)
The two managers you get can make or break you getting in as some are tougher than others.
Multiple meetings and material to review for your interview stages. Be prepared to take 5 hours out of your work day to join the interview prep calls and meetings. Total time dedicated to interviews and preparation time roughly 10 hours.