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Requirements found

Sales Logistics (must) Marketing Recruiting (must) Training

What this posting asks for

Level: Senior — The posting asks for 5+ years of experience.

Main responsibilities

  • Develop relationships with key partners for growth within their customer base
  • Develop Statements of Work (SOW) for Professional Services necessary for binding quote

Competencies an interviewer will look for

  • Technical skill Core
    In the posting: “We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software.” · “Reports to: Sr Manager, Sales Engineering” · “Capture requested features and provide feedback to Product Management, Sales, Development, Support, Engineering and Marketing teams”
    Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
  • Communication Core
    In the posting: “Use exceptional written and oral communication skills to lead business and technical presentations effectively” · “Where possible, improve or develop technical documentation to ease understanding and customer or channel usage of our products and services” · “Strong presentation skills and presence, technical acumen, ability to simplify the complex, ability to work cross-functionally.”
    Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
  • Ownership and accountability Core
    In the posting: “Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change.” · “By leveraging AI/ML, Dedrone is the only solution that provides continuous, autonomous interrogation and verification of drones that enables both multi-senso…” · “Take ownership of the POC/Pilot process: Coordinate logistics across all stakeholders, assess customer requirements/objectives, and tailor POC tests and find…”
    Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
  • Customer focus Core
    In the posting: “We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.” · “Hundreds of commercial, government and military customers around the world rely on Dedrone’s comprehensive, command and control (C2) solution to protect agai…” · “Whether on-premise / air-gapped or in the cloud, Dedrone customers can easily detect, track, identify, analyze, and mitigate drone threats.”
    Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
  • Adaptability and learning Core
    In the posting: “Remain organized and focused on removing sales obstacles through creativity and adaptation to rapidly changes circumstances” · “Must have intellectual curiosity, humility, accountability and positive approach” · “Basic knowledge or curiosity of security, IPsec, InfoSec, hacking and exploitation tools and methodologies.”
    Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
  • Attention to detail and quality Core
    In the posting: “We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software.” · “Take ownership of the POC/Pilot process: Coordinate logistics across all stakeholders, assess customer requirements/objectives, and tailor POC tests and find…” · “Axon’s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon’s impact on the environment.”
    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: “Have technical conversations with IT departments, including CIOs, as well as channel partner leadership and technical stakeholders” · “Develop relationships with key partners for growth within their customer base” · “Take ownership of the POC/Pilot process: Coordinate logistics across all stakeholders, assess customer requirements/objectives, and tailor POC tests and find…”
    Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
  • Teamwork and collaboration Core
    In the posting: “Ability to work independently with substantial latitude for action and decision making while maintaining focus on achieving optimal outcomes as part of a col…” · “Requires the ability to work independently with substantial latitude for action and decision making while maintaining focus on achieving optimal outcomes as …”
    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: “Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful.” · “Remain organized and focused on removing sales obstacles through creativity and adaptation to rapidly changes circumstances”
    Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
  • Leadership and mentoring Supporting
    In the posting: “Have technical conversations with IT departments, including CIOs, as well as channel partner leadership and technical stakeholders”
    Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
  • Data and analysis Supporting
    In the posting: “Whether on-premise / air-gapped or in the cloud, Dedrone customers can easily detect, track, identify, analyze, and mitigate drone threats.”
    Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.

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Practice questions

  1. Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
  2. If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
  3. Built from this posting (8):
  4. Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
  5. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
  6. Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
  7. Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
  8. How have you used logistics in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
  9. Tell me about a problem you solved using recruiting. From this posting
  10. Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
  11. Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
  12. This posting reads as Product management: its questions come first.
  13. Tell me about a product decision you made based on what users told you. Product management
  14. You have ten feature requests and capacity for three. How do you choose? Product management
  15. Describe a time you had to say no to a senior stakeholder. Product management
  16. How do you decide whether a feature you launched worked? Product management
  17. Tell me about a launch that involved several teams. What was your role? Product management
  18. A key feature is late and the launch date is fixed. What do you do? Product management
  19. How do you write requirements so that engineers and designers build the right thing? Product management
  20. Tell me about a product failure you were responsible for. Product management
  21. Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
  22. Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
  23. Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
  24. Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
  25. Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
  26. Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
  27. Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
  28. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
  29. Describe a process you improved.
  30. Do you have any questions for us?
  31. Why do you want to work here?
  32. Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
  33. Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
  34. Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
  35. What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
  36. What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
  37. You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
  38. Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
  39. A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
  40. How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
  41. Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
  42. You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
  43. How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
  44. Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
  45. How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
  46. Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
  47. A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
  48. How do you keep your pipeline organised?
  49. Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
  50. You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
  51. Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.