The process took 1 day. I interviewed at AT&T (Atlanta, GA) in Mar 2012
Interview
A six-month program which could be extended to two-year. I think they would try their best to find a SALES person and unfortunately I am not that type.
After all, the interviewee is nice during the on-campus interview which lasts for almost one hour. They have given questions on the paper.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
In your opinion what's the difference of business sales and retail sales
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at AT&T (Atlanta, GA) in Feb 2012
Interview
I initially applied through the website and received a call the next week to set up a webcam interview for the next week. My recruiter was extremely friendly. The webcam interview was through AT&T Connect or something like that which took a few minutes to figure out and consisted almost entirely of behavioral questions while the recruiter took notes throughout. The next week I received a call from my recruiter letting me know that I'd made it to the next round of the interviewing process, which was an interviewing event in Atlanta. It was all-expenses paid and they schedule all the flights, transportation, hotel, etc. Business formal clothes mandatory. The interviewing event was from 9am-3pm and consisted of a welcome introduction and presentation where we met all of the associate directors and learned more about the program; a one on one interview with one of the associate directors that consisted of behavior based interview questions very similar or identical to the webcam ones (with the associate director taking notes throughout); a tour of the facilities by current students; lunch with two associate directors, two students, and a few other interviewees where we got to ask the students questions while the directors took notes; another presentation; and finally, a round table/executive interaction where the interviewees asked some of the directors questions. Everyone was very friendly, enthusiastic, and definitely believed in the company and the direction in which it's headed. The interview event was very helpful as it gave a clear picture of the expectations of the students and definitely showed that we would be working hard.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AT&T (New York, NY) in Feb 2012
Interview
I applied to various AT&T wireless locations and received a call back from one location about 2 weeks later. Initially I ignored the call because it was a NJ area code but they left a voicemail and i promptly called them back. They told me they had an interview slot available for 4:30pm Tuesday, the next day and scheduled it for then. Upon arriving I asked for the manager who would be conducting my interview and was told to wait for him in the waiting area. I had to wait about 15-20min to get interviewed due to them having a visit from AT&T's high-ups. Apparently, this was suppose to be a group interview with 3 managers but because of the visit it turned into a 1 on 1 with a different manager.
He was really nice and made me feel really comfortable during the interview. Since this is a retail/sales based position they really try to make sure that you are outgoing and willing to interact with strangers as well as comfortable with meeting sales goals and quotas. He asked the basic questions such as what is great customer service, how would you sell a phone or accessory to a customer, your past work experience and educational background etc. He also discussed hours for both part-time and full-time employees. Overall, it lasted about 30 minutes and I could tell he really liked my outgoing personality and flexibility with my availability.
Based on this interview and what the manager told me is to remember this is a commission based position so if you are not comfortable selling and meeting an assigned quota every month dont apply, also if you dislike working late hours or weekends this is not a position for you as well.
He told me that if i make it to the next step I will be contacted, its been 2weeks and I have not heard from them, nor has my application status been updated on their website so I'm still crossing my fingers