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Senior Financial Analyst - Pest Elimination at Ecolab
No Offer – Interviewed in Saint Paul, MN (US) Mar 2013 – Reviewed May 16, 2013 New
Interview Details I was contacted for a phone screen via an email from a recruiter's secretary. A phone call would have been more professional. The recruiter was very disorganized, talked randomly and scattered about a variety of topics, and overall came off as being in over her head - as if she had never interviewed anyone before in her life. At the conclusion of the phone screen she said if I didn't hear from her or the hiring manager in a week to set up a first round interview I should follow up with her via email. I did this for 3 WEEKS in a row. She responded each time that the hiring manager was traveling and it would be another week. One time she responded to my email by calling me by someone else's name, so obviously others were following up with her as well. After the 4th email she didn't respond and I gave up. Overall my experience with Ecolab was negative, the recruiter was unprofessional, and disrespectful. It takes 5 seconds to respond to an email, btw. NO ONE is so important that they should think that they don't have a responsibility to respond to correspondence. She also needs to be better prepared for conducting phone screens.
Interview Question – nothing Answer Question
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Outside Sales at Ecolab
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Fort Wayne, IN (US) May 2013 – Reviewed May 02, 2013
Interview Details Currently going through review process. Very college, past experience, license and criminal record very thoroughly. Looking forward to the phone screening. But have to complete online assessment of 100 questions. Wow.
Negotiation Details – Uncomplicated.
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Blended Territory Manager at Ecolab
No Offer – Interviewed in Provo, UT (US) – Reviewed Apr 29, 2013
Interview Details
Be Clean Sharp attentive, Expect to do a ride along! Try to do what the trainer shows you without being ask. Learn the 5 factors of clean,
1 Time
2 Temperature
3 Wash Action
4 chemical
5 Proper Procedures!
Have fun! If its something you're interested in ask questions, understand the word titration!
Have a Plan execute the Plan.
Interview Question – Know electricity Safety, Lock out Tag out! Always wear a Tie and white shirt, this may change after you're hired! View Answer
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Field Sales Representative at Ecolab
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Apr 26, 2013
Interview Details Interviews are typically done in a hotel room. If they ask you leave in the first 10 minutes you didn't get the job. If they like you, you do a ride along for half a day with no pay. If you pass the ride along you have a second interview with mid level manager.
Negotiation Details – they give you an offer, take it or leave it
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Territory Representative at Ecolab
No Offer – Reviewed Mar 30, 2013
Interview Details Minimal in a hotel lobby
Interview Question – Are you okay working on a garbage compactor? Answer Question
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Territory Manager at Ecolab
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Chicago, IL (US) May 2009 – Reviewed Mar 25, 2013
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My interview was over six years ago at an Applebee's during lunch.
I was very unusually, They seemed more interested in my personal life. Most of the things I was promised were never given.
Interview Question – What kind of awards had I won Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Not really anything to negotiate on. My only regret is that now kids walking in with no experience make 5k more than me.
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Territory Manager at Ecolab
No Offer – Reviewed Feb 20, 2013
Interview Details Same questions as other have mentioned. It's always the same phone call with HR, then a 1 on 1, and a last interview.
Interview Question – No difficult questions, always the same Answer Question
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Supply Chain Leadership Development Program at Ecolab
No Offer – Reviewed Feb 19, 2013
Interview Details I had an initial one on one interview on campus with a recruiter and an HR manager. Interview was fairly laid back. Questions included a few behavioral type questions as well as some general background information about yourself and previous work experience.
Interview Question – Explain a time when you had a conflict that you had to resolve? and how did you resolve it? Answer Question
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Account Manager at Ecolab
No Offer – Reviewed Feb 13, 2013
Interview Details Met with a recruiter on campus and was able to get an interview over the phone the following week.
Interview Question – Talk about a time in which you had to change priorities in the middle of a project. Answer Question
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Territory Manager at Ecolab
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jan 15, 2013
Interview Details Phone interview, then one face to face at a Denny's.
Interview Question – None, same as all interview questions. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotiation
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