SaaStr

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Interviewing? One bit of advice: Please, please, actually research the company you are interviewing at. The other day I did a similar final, fourth round interview for a VPM. I ended the interview (politely) after 10 minutes and told him to watch the video. Looking for your next role? Been through a lay off? For real.

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The Daily Egg

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The post Project Management Interview Questions appeared first on The Daily Egg. Project managers cover a wide variety of jobs and skills, and thus, your experience needs to cover a wide variety of skill sets if this is the job you’re […].

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The Daily Egg

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

An effective video interviewing process comes with a host of benefits. The post The Complete Guide to Conducting a Video Interview appeared first on The Daily Egg. These include reducing the time to hire, creating a positive candidate.

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The Daily Egg

AUGUST 21, 2021

Interviewing new employees is part of any thriving business. The post The Complete Guide to The Best Interview Questions appeared first on The Daily Egg. Finding the right questions sounds easy, because questions are a basic building block.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 4, 2021

Preparing to interview for a new job is challenging. When we’re looking for our next incredible support teammate, we want to set up every candidate to give the best interview they can. When we’re looking for our next incredible support teammate, we want to set up every candidate to give the best interview they can.

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SaaStr

MARCH 6, 2021

But let me just make one suggestion if it’s early days: Don’t Forget the 20 Interview Rule, if you are planning to sell to the enterprise / businesses of any meaningful size. The 20 Interview Rule is simple: Before You Write a Line of Code, Interview 20 Real , Potential Customers. Not your friends. And listen.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 4, 2021

I’ve interviewed 100s of VP of marketing candidates over the past years and I can tell you one think — it’s easy to spot the ones that won’t work out. The post The Top 10 Questions to Ask a VP of Marketing in an Interview appeared first on SaaStr. But a new VP of Marketing will really only do 3 things.

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SaaStr

JULY 21, 2021

Secrets to a solid interview: 1/ Interview your heroes 2/ Do an hour of research 3/ Write out 5 great questions + 5 back-up questions 4/ Listen, and ask +1 follow-up question on the great responses 5/ Share questions ahead of time. The other day on Twitter a CEO asked who they should emulate as an interviewer for their new podcast.

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Trint

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Interviews are the bedrock of a story. You can also record your interview on a hand held device , but that means listening back to hours of recordings and transcribing by hand. Ambient audio clarity is important for interview transcription quality. From there it’s easy to upload and transcribe the interview in Trint.

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SaaStr

JUNE 25, 2020

Let me give you a partial interview checklist that may help a bit. The post 10 Great Questions to Ask a VP Sales During an Interview appeared first on SaaStr. We did an update of that classic post below together with this brand new video on the topic: Use this script for hiring that first VP of Sales. But haven’t done it before?

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Nailing the interview process: Here’s one way to nail the interview process once the interview is landed: 1. Have the 1st interview. Interview them just as much as they interview you. Try to find a mutual connection who knows that initial interviewer and get someone to ping them with a note of support.

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User Pilot

AUGUST 21, 2023

In this ultimate list of product manager interview questions, we have tried to simplify the process of hiring great product managers. While there’s no need to grill candidates with overly technical questions at your next product manager interview, favoring applicants with an innate product sense is only logical.

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Kellblog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The other day a founder asked me about interviewing because a candidate had described me as “a great interviewer,” and she wanted to know why. I find interviewing and recruiting difficult, have made plenty of mistakes over the years, and the consequences of those mistakes are invariably painful. Check references.

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TurnKey Labs

JANUARY 29, 2024

How can you stand out among dozens of candidates during a tech interview? Tech interviews are not just about assessing your coding skills; they are a multifaceted evaluation of your problem-solving abilities, technical knowledge, cultural fit, and sometimes, your vision for the future of technology.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 24, 2022

Establishing trustworthiness early is a fundamental part of the interview process. Hopefully, you’ll build trust by way of multiple interviews, references, working sessions, etc. — but how can you get comfortable with someone you are meeting for the first time in the interview process, Read More.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 24, 2022

Establishing trustworthiness early is a fundamental part of the interview process. Hopefully, you’ll build trust by way of multiple interviews, references, working sessions, etc. — but how can you get comfortable with someone you are meeting for the first time in the interview process, Read More.

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TurnKey Labs

AUGUST 21, 2023

Today, we’re diving into the world of open interviews — a fascinating approach that’s shaking up the traditional hiring process. Hey there, fellow tech enthusiasts and curious minds! If you’ve ever wondered how the mysterious realm of tech recruitment operates, you’re in for a treat.

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SaaStr

MAY 25, 2019

If nothing else, challenge yourself to interview several decade+ veterans for each open position. And as part of that, don’t just bring in folks that are 40+ to interview. The post Are You Interviewing 50+ Years Young SaaS Veterans? Even a few 20+ year veterans for a VP position. Adding that DNA to your team?

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IT World

JULY 7, 2022

The FBI warned last week that people are interviewing for tech jobs using stolen identities — and even deepfake videos.

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Totango

JANUARY 12, 2022

While some of these skills are apparent upon first meeting a person, interviewers will typically structure their Customer Success Manager interview questions around determining whether or not a candidate has these skills innately and/or has the ability and drive to learn them. 5 Key Customer Success Manager Interview Questions. .

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FastSpring

APRIL 5, 2022

Interview with Growth Expert Frederic Linfjärd) appeared first on FastSpring. Here’s the full recording: Note: FastSpring helps thousands of SaaS and software companies increase revenue throughout the customer lifecycle — not just during checkout. Learn more about subscription management with FastSpring.

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FastSpring

APRIL 6, 2022

You can find that interview here ). . The post How to Lower Churn for SaaS and Software (Interview with Growth Expert Frederic Linfjärd) appeared first on FastSpring. I recently sat down with growth expert (and current director of growth at Planday) Frederic Linfjärd for two back-to-back amazing conversations.

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Kellblog

AUGUST 24, 2021

I recently gave a presentation at SaaSBoomi , an India-based SaaS founder community, which was structured as an interview by Freshworks social media evangelist Jayadevan P K (aka, JPK). In the interview I answer the following questions: How do you look at ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) and its relation to the valuation of a company?

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OpenView Labs

AUGUST 31, 2021

Employee exit interviews have a reputation for being some of the trickiest conversations to navigate in the workplace. We tapped some experts in the OpenView network for their tips on how to nail exit interviews so that they’re a productive experience for everyone involved. . “We Chris Raethke, CEO @ Notiv. Chris Raethke, CEO @ Notiv.

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Zuora

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A really important […] The post Celebrating Diversity at Zuora: An Interview with Andrea Szczurek, Z-Familia Leader appeared first on Zuora. Global Diversity Awareness Month offers the opportunity to stay intentional about diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

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Groove HQ

APRIL 1, 2022

Here you’ll find questions from both perspectives: what you should ask as a prospective employee, and what employers should expect to hear when they conduct a job interview. The post Customer Service Interviewing Questions (for Managers and Candidates) appeared first on Groove Blog.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 21, 2020

You’ll be able to download the interview scorecard template that I use with my clients. Part two of this scorecard series will help you create a sales interview scorecard to land that sales role you’ve been dreaming about. Who is involved in the interview process, onboarding process, and ongoing support and training process?

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ChurnZero

JUNE 30, 2021

To help you make sure you are adequately evaluating your Customer Success Manager candidates consider pulling from this list of interview questions. 20 Interview Questions to Ask Your Customer Success Manager Candidates. The post 20 Customer Success Interview Questions to Ask CSM Candidates appeared first on ChurnZero.

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Kellblog

JUNE 28, 2020

Just a quick post to plug my upcoming appearance on a podcast / live interview hosted by PMM Hive , a product marketing community that was recently launched by my old friend and colleague Crispin Read , and that’s already loaded with some superb product marketing content. Check it out.

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SaaSX

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

This article should really be titled, “How to interview a product manager (if you aren’t a product person) “ Because customer success, marketing, sales, support, and other operational roles are key stakeholders in a SaaS organization they are often called into the interview process for product managers.

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SaaStr

APRIL 21, 2024

At least do 30+ customer interviews and really listen on if they’d paid for real, and then go validate that some more. Not just like i t. This is a top mistake so many founders make. They build a useful product, but not one the market values so much they will pay for it.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 8, 2021

Join this session to get a jump on your next career move and walk away with everything from specific pre-interview questions to LinkedIn profile tips. How to navigate multiple interviews and offers [42:40]. The post Step-by-Step: How to Secure More Job Interviews + Offers appeared first on Sales Hacker. Red flags [55:58].

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Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

That result alone should encourage rethinking of AE interviewing. Adam Grant delimited the types of interviews with the greatest predictive power. The biggest challenge in interviews: interviewers try to hire themselves. Does your interview process screen for those attributes? Closing ability correlated negatively.

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Kellblog

MARCH 25, 2021

Well, we just finished the first episode (“ Dave interviews Thomas “) of our Enterprise SaaS Product Power Breakfast series and wow, was it crazy. So, we’re going to try it again next week with Episode #2: Thomas Interviews Dave. (TLDR — Link to Episode #2 , Thursday, April 1st at 8 am pacific.).

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