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What this posting asks for
Level: Senior — The posting asks for 5 years of experience.
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Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Customer focus Core
In the posting: “You will be responsible for evangelizing, positioning, and architecting the industry's first hyper-converged hybrid cloud data management platform for a mix …” · “Successfully builds relationships with the account team, partners and customers in support of sales team objectives and engages and leverages corporate resou…” · “Qualifies sales opportunities in the terms of customer technical requirements, competition, decision making process and funding..”
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: “Rubrik’s sales organization is a united group of elite cross-functional sales professionals that help companies & government entities achieve resilience agai…” · “Strives in moving in a fast-paced environment;” · “Our Company: We are committed to building a merit-based organization that offers equal access to growth and success for all employees globally.”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “All this while doing something that truly matters, protecting the world's data.” · “You will be responsible for evangelizing, positioning, and architecting the industry's first hyper-converged hybrid cloud data management platform for a mix …” · “Assists in the analysis, design and development of fully integrated technology solutions..”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “Rubrik is looking for a Channel Sales Engineer to cover key regional and national partners in the Southeast US.” · “Provides technical leadership and direction to partners and internal staff in the development of fully integrated technology solutions in support of pre-sale…” · “Serves as a trusted technology advisor to partners and serves as an internal resource on technical issues or specific business applications within an assigne…”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Technical skill Core
In the posting: “3-5 years of sales engineering experience preferably in a software or data center environment..” · “Accommodations may include changes to the application process, documents in an alternate format, a sign language interpreter, or specialized equipment.”
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: “A high level of business acumen and experience working with Cx0 level personnel, bringing technology solutions to solve business challenges..”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
In the posting: “Rubrik’s sales organization is a united group of elite cross-functional sales professionals that help companies & government entities achieve resilience agai…”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Ownership and accountability Supporting
In the posting: “As a Sales Engineer you are accountable for regional revenue goals by driving innovative technical programs and overseeing day-to-day account-level activities.”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Leadership and mentoring Supporting
In the posting: “Provides technical leadership and direction to partners and internal staff in the development of fully integrated technology solutions in support of pre-sale…”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Adaptability and learning Supporting
In the posting: “Smart, adaptable and open-minded.”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
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- Built from this posting (8):
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to get agreement from people who wanted different things. From this posting
- How have you used sales in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using marketing. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
- This posting reads as Data analysis: its questions come first.
- Tell me about an analysis that changed a decision. Data analysis
- Describe a time you found that the data you were given was wrong. Data analysis
- A manager asks you for 'the numbers' by tomorrow with no further detail. What do you do? Data analysis
- How do you check that a query or spreadsheet you built gives the right answer? Data analysis
- What makes a dashboard useful, and how have you built one? Data analysis
- Tell me about a time you explained a statistical result to people without a data background. Data analysis
- Sales dropped 15% last month. How would you find out why? Data analysis
- Describe a new tool or technique you learned to finish a piece of work. Data analysis
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.