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Sales (must) Onboarding Marketing

What this posting asks for

Level: Mid level — The posting asks for 2+ years of experience.

Main responsibilities

  • Own the full sales cycle from lead to close for startups
  • Identify high-potential prospective users from inbound leads
  • Lead and contribute to team projects to develop and refine our sales process, including engaging with Accelerators and VC firms
  • Engage with Product, Marketing and User Operations teams to help amplify our growth trajectory

Competencies an interviewer will look for

  • Stakeholder management Core
    In the posting: “Stripe’s Startups Account Executive team sits within our Hunter (New Business) Sales function and is responsible for closing net-new accounts for Stripe.” · “As a Startup Account Executive at Stripe, you will drive Stripe’s future growth engine by building relationships with founders of the fastest growing venture…” · “You have an understanding of the buyer journey and can lead short, single stakeholder deals as well as complex multi-party sales in a highly consultative man…”
    Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
  • Customer focus Core
    In the posting: “You have experience working with startups or small/medium businesses, or are currently in a client facing role.” · “2+ years of sales or client facing experience, preferably at a high-growth Saas company, bank, consultancy or venture capital firm, with a track record of to…”
    Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
  • Planning and organisation Core
    In the posting: “You’re a motivated, users-first driven individual, capable of engaging in business-level and technical conversations at multiple levels of the organization.” · “Ability to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment”
    Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
  • Technical skill Supporting
    In the posting: “Ability to understand the Stripe API and build great relationships with highly technical founders”
    Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
  • Communication Supporting
    In the posting: “Superior verbal and written communication skills”
    Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
  • Ownership and accountability Supporting
    In the posting: “Own the full sales cycle from lead to close for startups”
    Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
  • Data and analysis Supporting
    In the posting: “Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities including comfort with basic modeling”
    Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
  • Adaptability and learning Supporting
    In the posting: “Ability to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment”
    Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.

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Practice questions

  1. Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
  2. If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
  3. Built from this posting (8):
  4. Tell me about a time you had to get agreement from people who wanted different things. From this posting
  5. Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
  6. You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
  7. How have you used sales in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
  8. Tell me about a problem you solved using onboarding. From this posting
  9. Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
  10. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
  11. Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
  12. Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
  13. Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
  14. Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
  15. Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
  16. Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
  17. Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
  18. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
  19. Describe a process you improved.
  20. Do you have any questions for us?
  21. Why do you want to work here?
  22. Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
  23. Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
  24. Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
  25. What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
  26. What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
  27. You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
  28. Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
  29. A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
  30. How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
  31. Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
  32. You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
  33. Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
  34. How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
  35. Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
  36. How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
  37. Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
  38. A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
  39. How do you keep your pipeline organised?
  40. Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
  41. You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
  42. Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.