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Account Strategist Interview Questions

1

Tell me how you communicated with your previous managers?

Behavioral

2

Imagine I am a business manager for x company, how would you help them?

Behavioral

3

Tell me a time about when you showed leadership?

Behavioral

4

Tell me about the first time you did something?

Behavioral

5

Imagine one person is taking all the credit for the entire team?

Behavioral

6

I want you to imagine you are taking over an account for an Account Strategist that was working with the customer for 3 years. What are the first steps you would take to build the relationship?

Behavioral

7

Provide an example of a time when you came up with a more efficient solution or process?

Behavioral

8

What are best growth strategies for building long term relationships?

Behavioral

9

Tell me about a time when you had to support a business initiative with which you didn�t necessarily agree. How did you handle it?

Behavioral

10

I want to imagine you are the expert on a subject, how do you make sure everyone understands what you need to make the project successful?

Behavioral

11

Tell me about a time you needed to get information and work completed from somebody that was not responsive, what did you do?

Behavioral

12

Tell me about a time when you took on something significant outside your area of responsibility. Why was it important? What was the outcome?

Behavioral

13

Provide an example of a time when you used data to enhance a project, improve the project, etc.?

Behavioral

14

Have you ever had a project fail? What did you learn from it and how have you applied those learnings to future projects?

Behavioral

15

How do you access the needs and requirements of a new client?

Behavioral

16

Tell me about a time when you implemented a successful strategy with a cross-functional team. I want to know what happened and what were the results.

Behavioral

17

Imagine you are working with a client and they made a request that you had to take back to your team and the team says �we cannot do that.� How would you handle responding to the client?

Open-ended

18

Who do you mostly work with in your current role?

Open-ended

19

What types of companies have you worked with and or managed in your current role?

Open-ended

20

How do you manage clients in your past/current role? If so can you tell me more about it?

Open-ended

21

Have you been responsible for a deal pipeline before? If so can you tell me more about it?

Open-ended

22

Have you ever created a full funnel strategy to increase customer's return on investment? If so can you tell me more about it?

Open-ended

23

Where do you see yourself in the next 3 to 5 years?

Open-ended

24

How do you cultivate innovative growth with a client?

Open-ended

25

What is your experience with Google Advertising platforms?

Open-ended

26

How do you ensure a client is onboarded successfully?

Open-ended

27

What are the KPIs for a good pipeline?

Open-ended

28

Customer went cold on you, what did you do?

Open-ended

29

Create an advertising campaign for a new client

Open-ended

30

What is the most efficient way to qualify opportunities so we don't waste resources?

Open-ended

31

Describe the core components of an effective advertising strategy

Open-ended

32

How do you identify the risks of onboarding a new client?

Open-ended

33

How do you provide technical guidance to customers during the onboarding process?

Open-ended

34

How would you improve a marketing funnel?

Open-ended

35

What criteria would you follow when onboarding clients?

Open-ended

36

What would you do if a client was unhappy about their marketing strategy?

Open-ended

37

What would you do if an internal team was unable to deliver work on time?

Open-ended

38

How do you build trust?

Open-ended

39

How would you help a client grow their business through advertising?

Open-ended

40

What are the key components to building a long term relationship with a client?

Open-ended

41

How do you set stretch goals?

Open-ended

42

What are some of the methods you utilize for challenging others in a positive way?

Open-ended

43

How do you know when to be tactical versus when to be strategic?

Open-ended

44

How do you measure success?

Open-ended

45

How do you identify opportunities?

Open-ended

46

How do you create strong relationships?

Open-ended

47

In your experience, what is the most effective way of monitoring onboarding performance?

Open-ended

48

What is the most efficient way to qualify clients so you don't waste resources?

Open-ended

49

Design a sales strategy for a new vertical.

Open-ended

50

Describe the core components of an effective advertising strategy

Open-ended

51

Tell me about how you were able to translate the needs of the client into a successful onboarding experience?

Behavioral

52

Tell me about a time you implemented a successful strategy with a client?

Behavioral

53

Tell me about a time you were able to reduce the budget for a client and achieve greater results?

Behavioral

54

Tell me about a time you solved for Key Strategic issues?

Behavioral

55

Tell me about a time you were able to remove roadblocks?

Behavioral

56

Tell me about a time you failed to onboard a client. What did you learn from it and how did you apply that learning in future engagements?

Behavioral

57

Tell me about a time you enhanced an existing process.

Behavioral

58

Provide an example of when you�ve been able to see around the corner to meet the needs of a client?

Behavioral

59

Tell me about the most unique client challenge you have faced in your career?

Behavioral

60

Tell me about your most creative solution to a client issue.

Behavioral

61

Tell me about a project you were managing where a dispute between stakeholders threatened the success of the project, and what did you do?

Behavioral

62

Tell me about a time that someone criticized your work

Behavioral

63

Tell me about a time when a project you were managing was running seriously behind schedule, and what did you do about it?

Behavioral

64

Tell me about a time when an internal team was not meeting your standards and how you were able to coach them to improve/up their standards? How did you go about it?

Behavioral

65

Tell me about a time when you had to communicate a major change to your team? How did you go about it, how did your team respond?

Behavioral

66

Tell me about a time when you created an new client program from scratch

Behavioral

67

Tell me about a time you had to manage a project with a tight timeline and tight budget?

Behavioral

68

How do you determine risk with a client?

Open-ended

69

Tell me about a time you needed to get information and work completed from somebody that was not responsive, what did you do?

Behavioral

70

Can you tell me about a time when a team member was not being as productive as you needed? What was the situation? What did you do? What was the result?

Behavioral

71

Explain Google Ads to a 6 year old.

Open-ended

72

Give an example of a time when you challenged your team to come up with a more efficient solution or process. What drove the request? How did you help?

Behavioral

73

Give an example of a time you mentored somebody, what were the results?

Behavioral

74

Give an example of when you had to support a business initiative with which you didn�t necessarily agree. How did you handle it?

Behavioral

75

Have you ever had a project fail? What did you learn from it and how have you applied those learnings to future projects?

Behavioral

76

How do you foster strong relationships with other sales people?

Open-ended

77

How do you identify opportunities?

Open-ended

78

How do you keep everyone focused on the same deliverables?

Open-ended

79

How do you know when to be tactical versus when to be strategic?

Open-ended

80

How do you make decisions for Key Strategic issues?

Open-ended

81

How do you make sure you have strong goal alignment?

Open-ended

82

How do you measure success?

Open-ended

83

How do you move forward when you don�t agree with the business decision/directive?

Open-ended

84

How do you move forward without all the data?

Open-ended

85

How do you set stretch goals?

Open-ended

86

How do you solve cross-functional conflicts?

Open-ended

87

How do you stay focused on the details and the strategic, bigger picture issues?

Open-ended

88

How do you uncover issues and solve for them?

Open-ended

89

How would you help a client grow their business through advertising?

Open-ended

90

I want to imagine you are the expert on a subject, how do you make sure everyone understands what you need to make the project successful?

Open-ended

91

I want you to imagine you are taking over an account for an Account Strategist that was working with the customer for 3 years. What are the first steps you would take to build the relationship?

Open-ended

92

Provide an example of a time when you came up with a more efficient solution or process?

Behavioral

93

Provide an example of when you used data to enhance/improve a project.

Behavioral

94

Tell me about a time when you had to support a business initiative with which you didn�t necessarily agree. How did you handle it?

Behavioral

95

Tell me about a time when you pushed back against a decision that negatively impacted your team. What was the issue and how did it turn out?

Behavioral

96

Tell me about a time when you took on something significant outside your area of responsibility. Why was it important? What was the outcome?

Behavioral

97

Tell me about a time where you felt your co-workers were not moving to action quickly enough. What did you do?

Behavioral

98

Tell me about a time you had a stakeholder conflict issue, what happened and what were the results?

Behavioral

99

Tell me about a time you had conflict a stakeholder conflict issue, what happened and what were the results?

Behavioral

100

Tell me about a time you implemented a change in your organization to help customers?

Behavioral

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