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Sales Negotiation Excel
What this posting asks for
Level: Mid level — The posting asks for 2+ years of experience.
Main responsibilities
- Build value with all engagements to promote successful negotiations to close point
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Customer focus Core
In the posting: “You know how to sell innovation and change through customer vision expansion and can guide deals forward to compress decision cycles.” · “You love understanding a product in-depth and are passionate about communicating its value to customers and partners.” · “Use a solution approach to selling and creating value for customers”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “Promote Databricks enterprise cloud data platform powered by Apache Spark” · “Sales experience within big data, Cloud, or SaaS sales” · “Simply articulate intricate cloud technologies and big data”
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: “As an Emerging Enterprise Account Executive at Databricks, you have strong command of the SaaS sales process.” · “You love understanding a product in-depth and are passionate about communicating its value to customers and partners.” · “Build value with all engagements to promote successful negotiations to close point”
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: “At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel.” · “If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a…”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “Orchestrate and work with teams to maximize the impact on your ecosystem” · “Promote Teamwork...it makes the Dreamwork!”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “You have previously worked in an early-stage company and you know how to navigate and be successful in a fast growing organization.” · “More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Datab…”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Communication Supporting
In the posting: “You love understanding a product in-depth and are passionate about communicating its value to customers and partners.”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Attention to detail and quality Supporting
In the posting: “We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards.”
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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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. 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
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? 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 negotiation. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- This posting reads as Data analysis: its questions come first.
- How do you check that a query or spreadsheet you built gives the right answer? Data analysis
- 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
- 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
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- 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?
- 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.