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What are the key questions you like to ask and why? How would the proper answers to your questions look like?

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What are some of the most common red flags you've come across either on a candidate's resume or initial interview that you'd advise future account execs to avoid?

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How does one gauge autonomy in a sales interview?

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For sales interviews, what are helpful resources you'd recommend and types of questions to prepare for from both hiring managers and cross-functional partners?

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What are the most common mistakes you see candidates make during an interview for a sales position?

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As a hiring manager, what do the best sales candidates have in common?

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How do you retain good talent, especially when sales roles are in such high demand across the industry?

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You're the new sales manager for a B2B SaaS company that has 40 people and is starting to scale. What should you aim to do in your first month and your first quarter?

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Who are the most important internal stakeholders that you need to be fully aligned with when starting a new Sales leadership role and why?

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What are red flags when taking a Head of Sales role that should make you consider leaving within your first 90 days?

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What questions should you ask during your one-on-ones with the demand generation and rev ops team during your first month at the company?

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If you're new to sales, what's a good way to think about, contextualize, and approach a 30/60/90 plan if you've never done one before?

Also, are there any templates/resources you'd recommend as a jumping-off point?

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What do you think about your first 30/60/90 day goals when coming in as the Head of Sales in a startup that didn't have a real sales team?

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What are some examples of "quick wins" you should aim for in the first 90 days?

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What's the most effective way to scale a sales team beyond the first few reps?

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What's your framework to prioritizing needs/deliverables when you're the first sales leader at a company establishing the function?

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What questions should you ask during your one-on-ones with your cross-functional teams during your first month at the company?

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What's your best sales 30-60-90 day plan to make a big impact at a new company?

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What type of skill sets and experiences do I need to build in order to strengthen my career and move from being a sales manager to Director level and above?

What type of leadership career tracks do you see people continue their careers?

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What are the most important skills (both tactical and intangible) that are must-have for account executives?

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What framework do you use when assessing a new opportunity at a different company?

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What's a typical career path for a sales professional?

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What are the biggest frustrations you have as a sales professional?

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How can someone from a different field transition to sales?

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What made you decide to choose sales over revenue operations or customer success?

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What are the most important sales skills or perspectives that others inside an organization could benefit from that would improve their day to day work?

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What intangibles separate the top sales reps from the rest?

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I get a lot of critical feedback from my boss and I don't always know what to do with it or how to improve. Sometimes I don't even agree with the feedback. What should I do when I don't think the feedback is correct?

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What hard skills are must haves to be a sales leader? What are nice to haves?

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When joining a new team, is it better to have the right soft skills and have to learn the hard skills of the job? Or vice versa?

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How do you build a frame work for building manageable metrics associated with Soft Skills?

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What advice do you have for recent graduates that want to go straight into sales?

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What are the most important soft and hard skills sales professionals can build to become successful in their field going forward?

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What advice do you have for those interesting in a company that isn't actively hiring?

Is it wise to proactively reach out to leadership to make your presence known/introduce yourself to others you have not met and try to make yourself the next natural choice?

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Do you generally recommend that candidates go 'above and beyond' in preparing for interviews?

For example, putting together 30-60-90 day plans or a report on the company/product and strengths/weaknesses/opportunities to give the interviewer a glimpse into how they think? In which situations do you recommend this approach or not?

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What is your favorite sales interview question and the best answer you've heard?

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Where do you see the future of sales heading?

What skills will a future account executives need that they don't have today?

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How do you avoid burnout as sales professional when you feel like you have to start over again each quarter and year?

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What metrics do you use to justify a pay raise?

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What is your favorite sales question and the best answer you've heard?

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How can I improve my interviewing skills for a sales role?

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