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Requirements found

Sales Onboarding (must)

What this posting asks for

Level: Senior — The title says "Senior".

Main responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing customers to understand their evolving needs and business challenges
  • Develop and execute against an assigned quota and territory plan for current customer base by closing upsell, cross-sell, and connected renewal opportunities
  • Collaborate with product and technical teams to customize solutions that meet customer requirements
  • Monitor customer satisfaction and address any concerns or issues promptly
  • Collaborate with New business team to ensure success of customers

Competencies an interviewer will look for

  • Teamwork and collaboration Core
    In the posting: “Collaborate with product and technical teams to customize solutions that meet customer requirements” · “Collaborate with New business team to ensure success of customers” · “Demonstrated experience in collaborating effectively within the GTM ecosystem, including but not limited to: AEs, xDRs, SEs, RMs, CSMs, Partners”
    Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
  • Customer focus Core
    In the posting: “Okta’s Small Business Sales Team manages the sales process for our smaller business customers.” · “They represent Okta in a consistent, effective and professional manner to best develop and win new clients and current customers.” · “The Senior SMB Customer Account Executive Opportunity”
    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: “Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.” · “The team organizes and conducts sales presentations, site visits and product demonstrations to prospects.” · “Develop and execute against an assigned quota and territory plan for current customer base by closing upsell, cross-sell, and connected renewal opportunities”
    Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
  • Stakeholder management Core
    In the posting: “The Senior SMB Customer Account Executive Opportunity” · “As a Customer Account Executive focused on growing Okta’s current customer base, you will be responsible for nurturing and expanding relationships with our e…” · “Demonstrated experience in collaborating effectively within the GTM ecosystem, including but not limited to: AEs, xDRs, SEs, RMs, CSMs, Partners”
    Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
  • Communication Core
    In the posting: “Strong verbal and written communications skills” · “Confident presentation skills with the ability to run demos to C-level executives (decision makers)”
    Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
  • Technical skill Supporting
    In the posting: “Demonstrate the value of additional software features or services to customers through presentations”
    Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
  • Problem solving Supporting
    In the posting: “This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes.”
    Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
  • Data and analysis Supporting
    In the posting: “Reporting on sales achievement and forecasts”
    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: “In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, an…”
    Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
  • Attention to detail and quality Supporting
    In the posting: “Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.”
    Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.

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  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. Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? 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. Tell me about a time you had to get agreement from people who wanted different things. From this posting
  8. How have you used onboarding in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
  9. Tell me about a problem you solved using sales. From this posting
  10. Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
  11. Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? 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.