The interview took place over a 6 month period, which was a long time but suited me. I had attended multiple career webinars in the previous 12 months to get to know Salesforce and the people better before I made my decision to apply for a job. This really helped me to understand more about their Ohana culture, the language they used and also get to know more about the role in some of the presentations I attended. Once I was sure and ready to apply the process was very thorough and explained from the outset. Expectation was set early that this can be quite lengthy and to be patient. I had an initial screening call with the internal recruiter. Throughout the process, the recruiter was a great contact and sounding board. My first f2f interview was at Salesforce Tower in London with one of the managers, after this I was invited for a Panel presentation. The preparation that went into this was very thorough and time-consuming, you have to be 100% committed at this point (which I was!). I was assigned an internal 'buddy' to help me prepare for the demo and presentation. Leveraging this person as well as anyone else you know current or ex-Salesforce is a MUST. They are so helpful in helping you understand the terminology, the vision and the culture. I also used TrailBlazer extensively in preparation (both for personal use in my previous role but also for the presentation prep). Again this is an invaluable resource. For the panel I had to create a demo and presentation to a fictitious company. In preparation for this we had a 'discovery call' with one of the managers who role-played the company. Make sure you treat this as an interview too, this is a time for them to test of soft skills, so be prepared! The panel interview itself was really smooth and around 90 mins long. I had 4 managers attend and they each played a role in the demo playback. Then I had some time to present about myself and answer any questions. I heard back within 20 mins of leaving my panel from the Recruiter that I was invited to the final stage. The final stage was a call with the VP of SEs and was more of a cultural check in.

The application was straightforward 3 steps in total one with the recuirter, HM interview and a panel. The panel was quite challenging. I felt like i walked into a cold room immediately.