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Recruiting Marketing
What this posting asks for
Level: Senior — The posting asks for 8+ years of experience.
Main responsibilities
- Lead partner strategy, business development, and partner management for AI at Pinterest
- Lead the process of identifying partnerships to pursue, including building the business case through strategic/financial analysis and due diligence
- Build relationships with leaders at emerging and established companies in the AI space
- Coordinate deal execution and partner management across relevant teams including product, engineering, legal, and marketing
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.” · “Ability to work effectively with cross-functional senior executives in a rapidly changing environment” · “We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style.”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrac…” · “Comfort in navigating the evolving technology landscape and leading through ambiguity” · “Ability to work effectively with cross-functional senior executives in a rapidly changing environment”
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: “Negotiate complex deals” · “Experienced in performing broad quantitative analysis and negotiating complex deals” · “Ability to work effectively with cross-functional senior executives in a rapidly changing environment”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “Lead the process of identifying partnerships to pursue, including building the business case through strategic/financial analysis and due diligence” · “Experienced in performing broad quantitative analysis and negotiating complex deals”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Technical skill Supporting
In the posting: “Coordinate deal execution and partner management across relevant teams including product, engineering, legal, and marketing”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Communication Supporting
In the posting: “Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think.”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Leadership and mentoring Supporting
In the posting: “The team works closely with senior leadership, product, marketing, legal and revenue teams to deliver these partnerships.”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Planning and organisation Supporting
In the posting: “Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime.”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Attention to detail and quality Supporting
In the posting: “By submitting this application, I certify that all information submitted in my application and throughout the hiring process is true, accurate, and complete …”
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 worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
- Describe a time your plans changed suddenly. How did you adjust? 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 time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
- How have you used recruiting 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 time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. 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
- 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.
- 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.