I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at GitLab in Mar 2020
Accepted offer
Positive experience
Difficult interview
Application
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at GitLab (London, England)
Interview
4/ 5 rounds; 1- Recruiter, general discovery both sides 2-Regional Director, conversation about market, role and concrete examples of successes 3- EMEA VP, as with Regional Director 4- Hiring Manager, more in detail, concrete sales examples, 30-60 plan 5- Possible role play - presentation
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Concrete example of succes, share a close plan, how to manage a large territory.
This was my second round of interviews. I met with 2 sales leaders in person last year and others via Zoom Sessions. This go around, I had numerous Zoom calls with a variety of relevant contacts in different roles at GitLab. This allowed the team I would be working with to feel comfortable with me. This also allowed me to ask questions to best understand my own role as well as the team of individuals I would most closely be working with.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to describe past experiences working with respective divisions within my current company to meet customer objectives with accomplishing sales objectives and building pipeline.
