Workday Questions &amp; Answers

How does Workday treat remote work? Is it generally accepted based on team/location or is hybrid enforced? Interested in Customer Base AE role and would like to be fully remote.

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Anonymous Sales ProSep 13, 2024

Former Workday EmployeeTop AnswerSep 30, 2024

What are the pros and cons of being in a specialized AE role (VNDLY, PeakOn, Scout, etc.)? Are any of the specialist product AEs in a better situation than others?

Anonymous Sales ProAug 27, 2024

Former Workday EmployeeTop AnswerSep 5, 2024

What does it look like to be a CSM? How are accounts aligned and success defined?

Anonymous Sales ProAug 27, 2024

Interested in Workday - if I was able to break in do I need to focus on HCM vs. finance or generally do the sales team members sell both / product suite to their customer base?

Anonymous Sales ProAug 16, 2024

Current Workday EmployeeTop AnswerAug 16, 2024

How often does the compensation plan change at Workday, and what criteria are used to define sales territories?

Anonymous Sales ProAug 9, 2024

Current Workday EmployeeTop AnswerAug 9, 2024

How well do the Digital AE's perform? Where do they fall in the organizational structure/are they supporting enterprise reps or managing their own business?

Anonymous Sales ProMay 1, 2024

Current Workday EmployeeTop AnswerMay 24, 2024

How is attainment in the net new medium enterprise? Is hunting realistic at workday?

Anonymous Sales ProApr 24, 2024

Interviewing for the CSD role. Went through phone screening and now waiting to schedule other interviews. What questions are generally asked for the next two interviews? Been reviewing my STAR questions and really want the job

Anonymous Sales ProMar 27, 2024

I'm interviewing for Large Enterprise AE. This is my fourth round of interviews for different positions. The hiring director is tomorrow; what are they really looking for the most with questions? Culture, account planning, or hunting skills? Please let me know how to land this job successfully.

Anonymous Sales ProMar 14, 2024

Former Workday EmployeeTop AnswerMar 15, 2024

how hard is it to break into? I am a Senior AE with 6 + years and multiple Pclub awards in SaaS, but nothing HR related.

Anonymous Sales ProMar 12, 2024

Former Workday EmployeeTop AnswerMar 12, 2024

how do AE account base teams do? quotas? metrics?

Anonymous Sales ProMar 12, 2024

Former Workday EmployeeTop AnswerMar 12, 2024

How do the emerging AE/ Financial overlays perform currently?

Anonymous Sales ProMar 6, 2024

How achievable is it to transition from an SDR role to an Account Executive position at Workday?

Anonymous Sales ProFeb 23, 2024

Is the SDR (or similar) org remote/hybird/in -office?

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Anonymous Sales ProDec 4, 2023

Current Workday EmployeeTop AnswerDec 5, 2023

How does Workday suite of products do in Australia & NZ? Particularly interested in their ERP

Anonymous Sales ProNov 2, 2023

Is the emerging team at Workday Successful ?

Anonymous Sales ProOct 23, 2023

Current Workday EmployeeTop AnswerOct 24, 2023

What is the ramp like for a new AE? What sort of support / training is provided in those initial months?

Anonymous Sales ProSep 19, 2023

Current Workday EmployeeTop AnswerSep 20, 2023

How would you describe the culture these days within the sales organization at Workday?

Anonymous Sales ProAug 18, 2023

Hey Workday! How is the Digital AE team doing? Are they hitting their numbers? How long does it take to get promoted to the next tier?

Anonymous Sales ProAug 8, 2023

What has been the highest performing business segment this year? Any context on why would be greatly appreciated!

Anonymous Sales ProJul 13, 2023

Former Workday EmployeeTop AnswerJul 13, 2023

Which enterprise team tends to be most successful? Medium or large?

Anonymous Sales ProJul 7, 2023

Current Workday EmployeeTop AnswerJul 7, 2023

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Anonymous Sales ProMay 15, 2023

Who would you say are Workdays biggest product competitors?

Current Workday EmployeeTop AnswerMay 15, 2023

Looks like Enterprise teams are still managing to hit quota over 50% of the time but Mid-Market is struggling. Makes sense I guess as Workday seems like more of an Enterprise product?

Anonymous Sales ProMay 15, 2023

Former Workday EmployeeTop AnswerApr 28, 2024

Did anyone have any issues getting through the background screening with a DUI on their record? I made the recruiter and hiring manager aware of this

Anonymous Sales ProJul 27, 2021

Which divisions, regions, or business units may be more or most advantageous to sell for and why?

Anonymous Sales ProMar 24, 2021

Former Workday EmployeeTop AnswerMar 25, 2021

How would you describe the interview process for the role you applied for, and what should others expect, pros and cons, etc?

Anonymous Sales ProMar 24, 2021

Former Workday EmployeeTop AnswerMar 25, 2021