I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Insight Global (Chicago, IL)
Interview
Was contacted by one of their local recruiters, and set up an on-site interview shortly after. On the phone, the recruiter was very cheerful and optimistic about my personality/fit for the company. When I arrived, the sales managers must have been busy because instead I was placed a three round interview with three different account managers. All three were very conversational in nature. For each one I felt like I was talking about my personal life too much, and then before I could get to my qualifications the interview would abruptly end. On the second round I asked what I thought was an important question; "As a recruiter, do you ever feel as if you're also working for the people you're trying to hire? Are you trying to find the best fit for both the new hire and the company?" And their answer was a resounding "No". They said it's all corporate based. Insight global makes money off the spread between what their client (companies) pays them to fill positions, and the salary of the new hires. Recruiters then make commission off of that difference. This kind of system incentivizes recruiters to fill positions quickly and with the lowest salary possible, which means that in the IT industry (the main consumer base for Insight) where labor is relatively high-skilled, your goal as a recruiter is to find the people desperate enough to take those lower salaries. I'm all for economic efficiency but when my job is to consciously gain commission at the expense of someone else's livelihood I get a little uneasy. I think this came across in the interview as they haven't made any effort to contact me afterwards (only five days ago though). Overall, the staff was very polite and personable, and the interview process was streamlined and conversational, while remaining professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the three best qualities that you have that will allow you to be successful in sales?
Two rounds of interviews to see whether or not you’re a good fit - translation if they can boss you around and make you do things beyond the job description
3 round interview process. 2 remote and the last one was onsite at the ATL HQ. They were friendly, I had a good time, but ultimately didn’t get the job
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They will ask you to elaborate on one of their 5 core values and why it speaks to you
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Insight Global (Denver, CO) in Mar 2026
Interview
Started with an initial meeting over Microsoft Teams; Recruiter interviewed me twice before offering an in person interview. The in person interview was much more interpersonal, they had me meet the team and introduced me to everyone on the floor. When the actual interview started it seemed they were scanning my personal communication skills without be prudent to my abilities to complete the job. I was invited back for a shadow/lunch session, this was another test environment of my personal communication skills. I felt this environment was supportive but felt off, I appreciated the time to interview but was told multiple times; "We believe you have the technical ability to complete the job." I was told the day after that they were moving forward with other candidates. I completed a total of six interviews for this position with arguably more effort and time spent than I would like to interview. The shadow session and lunch interview took nearly 4 hours of my time (travel, parking, interview, lunch, shadowing time). I wouldn't spend this much time in pursuit of a position I was not going to be offered. Indirectly I never was able to speak with anyone in the office I was interviewing at previous to the interviews themselves. My recruiter operated as a liaison to me and the office without direct connection with the office.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What kind of questions would you ask a client to get to know them better?
