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      Territory Sales Representative Interview

      Jun 14, 2010
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Fort Worth, TX
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Grainger (Fort Worth, TX) in May 2010

      Interview

      I was telephoned by a recruiter who "saw my resume online" The phone interview was 5 minutes or less, and the person was unable to answer basic questions regarding products, sales goals, current structure, or even the status of parking near the interview site. She sounded early twenties, and very unprofessional. The interview was scheduled for the following week. After driving 2 hours in rush hour traffic and very turbulent weather I found the hotel downtown Ft. Worth, and arrived ten minutes early. The meeting room was equipped with a projector, elegant appointments, and notepads, which were never touched. I was greeted by 2 arrogant men in mid thirties, who were not interested in conducting an interview, or sharing any information about this company called Grainger. One of the two did all of the talking, stating that the company planned to add approximately 15 people to their current team. The new sales force was expected to make 20 to 30 presentations a day to small or medium businesses "only mom and pop stores" The company will provide company cars "that you can take home", and pay a mileage rate. These details are the extent of what was shared. When I questioned them about the corporate accounts, or bring new industry in as clients, I was told that the company handled that internally with a "different team". These two fellows were sadly inept, unpleasant, with extremely poor social skills. They admitted to interviewing "hundreds", while looking at me as though I were a grain in the sand. The interview lasted precisely 4 minutes and 35 seconds. They apparently had a quota of persons to interview that needed to be logged in, and documented on company time. It almost seemed like they were inconvenienced by being asked to perform this function, and planned to close up early to go out for their company paid steak dinners.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The lack of questions were the most surprising aspect of this interview
      2 Answers
      3

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      Territory Sales Representative Interview

      Sep 3, 2016
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Grainger in Jun 2016

      Interview

      Good process. Scheduling of the interview was well organized and flexible. The point of contact provided good information on how to drive to the interview and where to park. Upon arrival the experience was good but the interviews seemed to be strictly by the "book". The interview was not personalized enough but still a positive experience.

      Interview questions [2]

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      Question 2

      Tell us why you want this job.
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      Territory Sales Representative Interview

      Mar 5, 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Grainger

      Interview

      STAR style questioning. (Situation, Task, Action you took, Results you achieved) Multiple people that interview you. First with recruiter on phone -- casual conversation to get to know you as well as some run-of-the mill interview questions. If you pass then an in person meeting is set up, usually with 2 or more people.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Explain a time when you had a failure. What happened? why? how did you fix it? what did you learn from it?
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      Territory Sales Representative Interview

      Dec 13, 2015
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Beaumont, TX
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Grainger (Beaumont, TX) in Nov 2015

      Interview

      I was contacted by a recruiter over the phone and she explained the roles of the position and salary and such. Asked me if I was interested in what the job description entailed. So we scheduled a phone interview about a few days later. Basically, went like any other interview. History and background questions and then the star format of questions. I have no other experience in sales so those questions proved to be difficult.

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      When was a time that you failed at something and what was your reaction and result?
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