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Practising for the listing Territory Account Executive, SMB - Greater Houston, TX. Its requirements are filled in below. When you have an answer you like, paste it with your CV in Career Mirror to see which of the job's skills it shows.
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What this posting asks for
Level: Entry level — The posting asks for 1+ years of experience.
Main responsibilities
- Partner with teams across the business to ensure that expectations set during the sales process are met in delivery
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Leverage Salesforce (our CRM) to manage all sales activities” · “General technical proficiency with software” · “Experience with Salesforce CRM”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Customer focus Core
In the posting: “Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage custome…” · “We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality.” · “The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers;”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Communication Core
In the posting: “Strong communication, organizational and presentation skills with the ability to sell and negotiate at all decision-making levels” · “We use AI tools to support our recruiters and interviewers with tasks like note-taking, summarization, and documentation of interviews to ensure they can be …”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “Partner with teams across the business to ensure that expectations set during the sales process are met in delivery” · “We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs.”
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: “Strong communication, organizational and presentation skills with the ability to sell and negotiate at all decision-making levels” · “Ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial and team environment”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “Self-motivated, creative, and flexible” · “Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing …”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “As a Territory Sales Account Executive, you will be part of a team that is transforming the way restaurants operate.” · “Strong communication, organizational and presentation skills with the ability to sell and negotiate at all decision-making levels”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Ownership and accountability Supporting
In the posting: “We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality.”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Attention to detail and quality Supporting
In the posting: “We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality.”
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.
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- Built from this posting (8):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? 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 salesforce. From this posting
- Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- 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?
- 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.