Account Strategist Interview Questions
1
Tell me how you communicated with your previous managers?
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Imagine I am a business manager for x company, how would you help them?
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3
Tell me a time about when you showed leadership?
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4
Tell me about the first time you did something?
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5
Imagine one person is taking all the credit for the entire team?
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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?
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7
Provide an example of a time when you came up with a more efficient solution or process?
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8
What are best growth strategies for building long term relationships?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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13
Provide an example of a time when you used data to enhance a project, improve the project, etc.?
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14
Have you ever had a project fail? What did you learn from it and how have you applied those learnings to future projects?
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How do you access the needs and requirements of a new client?
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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.
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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?
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18
Who do you mostly work with in your current role?
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What types of companies have you worked with and or managed in your current role?
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20
How do you manage clients in your past/current role? If so can you tell me more about it?
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21
Have you been responsible for a deal pipeline before? If so can you tell me more about it?
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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?
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23
Where do you see yourself in the next 3 to 5 years?
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How do you cultivate innovative growth with a client?
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25
What is your experience with Google Advertising platforms?
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How do you ensure a client is onboarded successfully?
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What are the KPIs for a good pipeline?
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28
Customer went cold on you, what did you do?
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29
Create an advertising campaign for a new client
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What is the most efficient way to qualify opportunities so we don't waste resources?
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31
Describe the core components of an effective advertising strategy
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How do you identify the risks of onboarding a new client?
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33
How do you provide technical guidance to customers during the onboarding process?
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34
How would you improve a marketing funnel?
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35
What criteria would you follow when onboarding clients?
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36
What would you do if a client was unhappy about their marketing strategy?
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37
What would you do if an internal team was unable to deliver work on time?
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38
How do you build trust?
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39
How would you help a client grow their business through advertising?
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40
What are the key components to building a long term relationship with a client?
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41
How do you set stretch goals?
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42
What are some of the methods you utilize for challenging others in a positive way?
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43
How do you know when to be tactical versus when to be strategic?
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44
How do you measure success?
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45
How do you identify opportunities?
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How do you create strong relationships?
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47
In your experience, what is the most effective way of monitoring onboarding performance?
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48
What is the most efficient way to qualify clients so you don't waste resources?
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49
Design a sales strategy for a new vertical.
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50
Describe the core components of an effective advertising strategy
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51
Tell me about how you were able to translate the needs of the client into a successful onboarding experience?
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52
Tell me about a time you implemented a successful strategy with a client?
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53
Tell me about a time you were able to reduce the budget for a client and achieve greater results?
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54
Tell me about a time you solved for Key Strategic issues?
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Tell me about a time you were able to remove roadblocks?
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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?
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Tell me about a time you enhanced an existing process.
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Provide an example of when you�ve been able to see around the corner to meet the needs of a client?
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Tell me about the most unique client challenge you have faced in your career?
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60
Tell me about your most creative solution to a client issue.
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Tell me about a project you were managing where a dispute between stakeholders threatened the success of the project, and what did you do?
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Tell me about a time that someone criticized your work
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Tell me about a time when a project you were managing was running seriously behind schedule, and what did you do about it?
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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?
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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?
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Tell me about a time when you created an new client program from scratch
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Tell me about a time you had to manage a project with a tight timeline and tight budget?
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How do you determine risk with a client?
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69
Tell me about a time you needed to get information and work completed from somebody that was not responsive, what did you do?
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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?
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71
Explain Google Ads to a 6 year old.
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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?
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Give an example of a time you mentored somebody, what were the results?
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Give an example of when you had to support a business initiative with which you didn�t necessarily agree. How did you handle it?
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Have you ever had a project fail? What did you learn from it and how have you applied those learnings to future projects?
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How do you foster strong relationships with other sales people?
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How do you identify opportunities?
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How do you keep everyone focused on the same deliverables?
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79
How do you know when to be tactical versus when to be strategic?
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How do you make decisions for Key Strategic issues?
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How do you make sure you have strong goal alignment?
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How do you measure success?
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83
How do you move forward when you don�t agree with the business decision/directive?
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84
How do you move forward without all the data?
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85
How do you set stretch goals?
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How do you solve cross-functional conflicts?
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How do you stay focused on the details and the strategic, bigger picture issues?
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How do you uncover issues and solve for them?
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89
How would you help a client grow their business through advertising?
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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?
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Tell me about a time you had a stakeholder conflict issue, what happened and what were the results?
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Tell me about a time you had conflict a stakeholder conflict issue, what happened and what were the results?
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Tell me about a time you implemented a change in your organization to help customers?
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