I interviewed at Top Hat (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2021
Interview
Short and straightforward process, though it felt somewhat disorganized. A few roles were offered at the end, which was good. The company is growing rapidly, which is a positive sign. The Toronto location is excellent, adding to its appeal for potential candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through a recent deal you closed. What was your approach?
How do you handle objections from potential clients?
How do you prioritize and manage multiple deals in different stages of the pipeline?
Tell me about a time you lost a deal. What did you learn from it?
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Top Hat
Interview
The interview process was typical of what you find from a tech company. The first step was a short phone screen and from there a more formal 1st interview is scheduled. Following the first interview, I then got to sit in with the hiring manager as I detailed my experience as well as why I thought I was the right fit for the position. There was one more step in which I met with the sales director after that and had to walk through a role-play situation with the chief HR coordinator on the call as well. After meeting once more with the sales director and a VP of revenue, I was offered the position quite quickly. Kelly Zhu from recruiting was outstanding to work with and highly communicative through the whole process. She was able to be my liaison between navigating the steps of the interview process and also cognizant of my needs as a potential employee. She represented the "first impression" of Top Hat and was one of the main reasons that I accepted the position once offered. People like Kelly are why I am happy to call myself a Top Hatter!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Detail the experience that you think applies for the position. Can you outline a challenge you had to overcome in your professional career?
Hiring manager was very friendly, questions were fair. Met with three different people. Recruiter was very responsive, spent a lot of time to help prepare me for the interview and provided detailed feedback after each round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Top Hat?
How would you approach a new account?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Top Hat (Toronto, ON) in Dec 2021
Interview
One with the recruiter then with hiring managers.
One of the hiring managers was very distracted and showed no interest in the answers. They also needed the candidate to have a different visa status but the recruiter did not know that or was just trying to hit their personal target.
