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Requirements found
Scheduling (must) Training Customer Service (must) Zendesk (nice) Jira (nice) Project Management
What this posting asks for
Level: Mid level — The posting asks for 2+ years of experience.
Main responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of client support representatives from their first day at Talkspace through their last, ensuring the achievement of all outlined succ…
- Conduct 1:1 meetings and performance reviews with direct reports to help motivate them in their daily workload, while also driving team morale, and fostering…
- Staff departmental specialty projects based on required skill set per focus area and volume needs; oversee the execution of duties + conduct periodic analysi…
- Report on your micro team’s production and quality performance on a weekly basis, noting trends and discussing required action plans for performance improvem…
- Monitor departmental staffing levels through scheduling + gameplan mapping, suggest changes to help support daily operations, as needed.
- Participate in the implementation of department performance metric targeting; work with key stakeholders to refine SLAs as business goals shift.
- Design and execute corrective action plans for representatives not achieving outlined performance and quality metrics.
- Participate in hiring of support representatives and assist new hires to ramp to production within outlined timeframes.
- Execute weekly payroll responsibilities.
- Participate in leadership training, as assigned.
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Actively monitor all CRM ticket inboxes/queues to ensure teams are meeting required first response times.” · “Effectively manage all leadership CRM inboxes/queues, directing and answering tickets, as needed.” · “Optimize internal use of QA software to record outcomes of coaching conversations for posterity and stakeholder visibility.”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Problem solving Core
In the posting: “Assist support representatives to investigate client reports of service interruptions, partner with internal teams on a resolution and communicate to support…” · “Partner with department Specialists/Leads to resolve escalated support tickets.” · “Initiate cross-departmental communication and coordinate to escalate and resolve customer issues.”
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 Core
In the posting: “Assist support representatives to investigate client reports of service interruptions, partner with internal teams on a resolution and communicate to support…” · “Assist with the development and implementation of company service policies and updates, draft documentation pertaining to customer service department activit…” · “Initiate cross-departmental communication and coordinate to escalate and resolve customer issues.”
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: “To work at Talkspace, you need to be as passionate as we are about our work, and excited to partner with us to achieve our mission of bringing quality mental…” · “Work closely with department leadership on strategies to maintain queues, assigning representatives where needed, to prevent increases to backlog.” · “Assist support representatives to investigate client reports of service interruptions, partner with internal teams on a resolution and communicate to support…”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Leadership and mentoring Core
In the posting: “We are looking for an experienced Client Support Supervisor to join our Client Support team.” · “Participate in leadership training, as assigned.” · “Effectively manage all leadership CRM inboxes/queues, directing and answering tickets, as needed.”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Customer focus Core
In the posting: “We are looking for an experienced Client Support Supervisor to join our Client Support team.” · “This role would be responsible for leading and developing a team of client support representatives, ensuring their success from their first day at Talkspace …” · “Lead and develop a team of client support representatives from their first day at Talkspace through their last, ensuring the achievement of all outlined succ…”
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: “Monitor departmental staffing levels through scheduling + gameplan mapping, suggest changes to help support daily operations, as needed.” · “Superb organizational and project management skills.” · “Proven people leadership skills (coaching, staffing, planning).”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “This includes assessing their work, providing feedback, and driving performance and quality to achieve outlined success metrics.” · “Lead and develop a team of client support representatives from their first day at Talkspace through their last, ensuring the achievement of all outlined succ…” · “oversee the execution of duties + conduct periodic analysis of project effectiveness.”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “This includes assessing their work, providing feedback, and driving performance and quality to achieve outlined success metrics.” · “To work at Talkspace, you need to be as passionate as we are about our work, and excited to partner with us to achieve our mission of bringing quality mental…” · “Lead and develop a team of client support representatives from their first day at Talkspace through their last, ensuring the achievement of all outlined succ…”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “work with key stakeholders to refine SLAs as business goals shift.” · “Optimize internal use of QA software to record outcomes of coaching conversations for posterity and stakeholder visibility.” · “Experience with third parties/vendor management”
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: “Self-starter, able to work independently and prioritize effectively.”
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 Supporting
In the posting: “Flexible PTO and Remote First Environment”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
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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):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? 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
- Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
- How have you used scheduling in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using customer service. 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
- This posting reads as Finance & accounting: its questions come first.
- Tell me about a time you found an error in a financial report or reconciliation. Finance & accounting
- Walk me through how you build a budget or forecast. Finance & accounting
- It is the last day of month-end close and a balance will not tie out. What do you do? Finance & accounting
- Describe a time you explained a financial result to a manager outside finance. Finance & accounting
- How do you make sure your work holds up in an audit? Finance & accounting
- Tell me about an analysis that saved money or found revenue. Finance & accounting
- Three urgent requests arrive during close. How do you decide the order? Finance & accounting
- Describe a finance process you made faster or more reliable. Finance & accounting
- 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?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- 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?
- 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?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- 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.

