Adyen Sales Manager interview questions

First stage was a phone call with the head of mid market sales. It was mostly me asking questions about the role and the company. It felt relaxed and painted a really positive and exciting picture for Adyen. Second stage was a 20 minute presentation pitch on zoom. I had to pitch Adyen to the HOS and three of the top sales managers. We went straight into the presentation, followed by some questions. Similar to the first interview, it felt like I had to ask most of the questions here. They didn't ask about anything on my CV or my career to date. This is really difficult to explain and say - but I strongly felt like the team didn't want to be on the zoom or know anything about me as a future potential colleague. I am basing this on the lack of questions asked, short responses to my questions and body language. It was an uncomfortable feeling I have never experienced in a job or interview before. And it was so different to the impression I got in the first interview. I got a generic email the following week saying my application was unsuccessful. It was the sort of email you get after only sending your CV, not giving after a presentation to the team. For a company that says in their core values that they would rather 'pick up the phone and not just send an email', I was surprised that this wasn't implemented in their recruitment process. It was so disappointing to receive this. I spent a lot of time and worked hard on the presentation and a quick phone call to say I didn't make the next stage would have been really appreciated. I am personable and I know I do well in interviews, so I found it hard not to take this personally, but I hope the team see this review and perhaps reflect on the interview process and how they reject candidates at different stages of the process. And I do wonder whether I was written off before I even began my presentation...

I made it to the final round. During the last stage, they required me to prepare a 10-15 minute pitch and they sent me a document containing information and pain points that I should have made sure to address during the pitch. The interview calendar invite was named: Sales Manager-PITCH. Once I finished pitching, one of the hiring manager told me that a pitch was not what they were expecting. Of course, I was quite confused and I replied that I did exactly what they had asked me to (in just a couple of days); at that point, the same manager could not really say anything and finished the interview by saying "we'll let you know by tomorrow". After more than one week, I received an automatic email saying that they were grateful I gave them the chance to review my CV, however, my experience did not match... UNBELIEVABLE.