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Practising for the listing Account Executive, SMB (Hunter). 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.
Requirements found
Sales (must) Marketing
What this posting asks for
Level: Mid level — The posting asks for 2+ years of experience.
Main responsibilities
- Identify high-potential prospective users and use effective prospecting strategies to generate leads that drive net-new revenue growth in your territory
- Develop and implement scaled sales strategies for acquiring new customers and driving adoption of Stripe’s products across new accounts
- Identify and understand users’ pain points to propose Stripe solutions and own the full sales cycle, from business case development to close
- Work cross-functionally to solve user pain points and improve our product to better serve new customer needs
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Customer focus Core
In the posting: “The SMB team is a high-velocity sales team focused on acquiring new, under-penetrated SMB customers.” · “As an Account Executive on the SMB Hunter sales team, you’ll be responsible for sourcing and closing net new business, executing outbound sales strategies, a…” · “As a Account Executive, SMB Hunter you will play an instrumental role in fueling Stripe’s growth by acquiring net new SMB customers.”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “As an Account Executive on the SMB Hunter sales team, you’ll be responsible for sourcing and closing net new business, executing outbound sales strategies, a…” · “As a Account Executive, SMB Hunter you will play an instrumental role in fueling Stripe’s growth by acquiring net new SMB customers.” · “A knack for working well with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Ownership and accountability Core
In the posting: “As an Account Executive on the SMB Hunter sales team, you’ll be responsible for sourcing and closing net new business, executing outbound sales strategies, a…” · “Identify and understand users’ pain points to propose Stripe solutions and own the full sales cycle, from business case development to close”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “We’re looking for a high performing, well-rounded seller who can manage high velocity deal cycles, enjoys building and has demonstrated success dealing with …” · “Ability and motivation 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. - Problem solving Supporting
In the posting: “Work cross-functionally to solve user pain points and improve our product to better serve new customer needs”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - 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. - Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
In the posting: “Experience managing projects with input from cross-functional teams”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Planning and organisation Supporting
In the posting: “Ability and motivation 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.
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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 had to get agreement from people who wanted different things. From this posting
- Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
- Describe a time your plans changed suddenly. How did you adjust? 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 difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? 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 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.

