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Sales (nice) Recruiting Training
What this posting asks for
Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".
Main responsibilities
- Recruit, develop and lead a team of Account Executives who focus on small and medium, high-growth, tech-forward businesses
- Work with senior leadership to develop the long-term vision and strategy for the team, and manage day-to-day operations with a focus on performance against k…
- Be accountable for increasing revenue and new client acquisition at high rates of growth
- Coach and guide the team in developing consultative and solution-based sales skills
- Inspire, motivate and enable development of team members to promote career growth and impact for Stripe
- Work collaboratively and cross-functionally across the organization to help shape Stripe’s products and solutions to meet customer needs
- Play a personal and direct role in building and maintaining enduring customer relationships, up to C-level.
- Implement programs to improve pipeline generation efforts and improve overall efficiency for the team
- We’re looking for someone who has:
- 8+ years of relevant experience, with 2+ years of people management experience preferred
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Leadership and mentoring Core
In the posting: “In this role, you will build and lead a team of high-performing Account Executives, helping them to develop their skills and deliver on their ambitious targe…” · “Ideal candidates will have management and leadership experience scaling a technology sales team and possess first-class analytical, communication and relatio…” · “Recruit, develop and lead a team of Account Executives who focus on small and medium, high-growth, tech-forward businesses”
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: “As a SMB Hunter Sales Manager at Stripe, you will play an instrumental role in fueling Stripe’s growth through new customer acquisition.” · “In this role, you will build and lead a team of high-performing Account Executives, helping them to develop their skills and deliver on their ambitious targe…” · “Be accountable for increasing revenue and new client acquisition at high rates of growth”
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: “In this role, you will build and lead a team of high-performing Account Executives, helping them to develop their skills and deliver on their ambitious targe…” · “Recruit, develop and lead a team of Account Executives who focus on small and medium, high-growth, tech-forward businesses”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Technical skill Supporting
In the posting: “Prior experience at a growth stage internet/software company”
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: “We are looking for a proactive leader who has demonstrated success dealing with ambiguity, operating in a high-growth environment, managing high-performing t…”
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: “Ideal candidates will have management and leadership experience scaling a technology sales team and possess first-class analytical, communication and relatio…”
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: “Work collaboratively and cross-functionally across the organization to help shape Stripe’s products and solutions to meet customer needs”
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: “Be accountable for increasing revenue and new client acquisition at high rates of growth”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Planning and organisation Supporting
In the posting: “Work collaboratively and cross-functionally across the organization to help shape Stripe’s products and solutions to meet customer needs”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Data and analysis Supporting
In the posting: “Work with senior leadership to develop the long-term vision and strategy for the team, and manage day-to-day operations with a focus on performance against k…”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Adaptability and learning Supporting
In the posting: “We are looking for a proactive leader who has demonstrated success dealing with ambiguity, operating in a high-growth environment, managing high-performing t…”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
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- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
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- Built from this posting (8):
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. 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 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 recruiting. 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
- 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.

