Assistant Account Executive

Assistant Account Executive interview questions

Your dream Assistant Account Executive candidate will be experienced (think: marketing and/or customer service experience) with strong communication skills and a passion for sales. They’ll also have basic sales procedure knowledge and a desire to learn.

Top tips: 

• Look for quality over qualifications: Look for candidates who have high potential even if they lack experience or qualifications.
• Grow together: Hire candidates you can grow with by making sure their personal career goals align with your company's mission.

Role-specific interview questions

• What’s our current market? Who are our competitors?
• What are the best ways to reach potential clients?
• How do you maintain existing customer relationships?
• Do you have experience using CRMs?

Behavioral interview questions

• What drew you to apply for this role? What are your goals?
• Describe a time you aced a team project. What was your role?
• Email, phone or in-person: which do you prefer and why?
• How do you deal with challenging complaints?

Problem solving interview questions

• When you first meet a client what would you want to ask or tell them?
• What would you include in an engaging new demo for clients?
• How do you measure client satisfaction?
• How would you tell your manager you were going to miss a deadline?