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Team Lead Interview - tips?

Hello fellow Sales Savages,

Later this week I have a team lead interview to lead the BDR's over on the SMB side of the business.

Any tips on specific questions that should be asked? If you used to a be a BDR manager what do you wish you would have asked in the interview?

Thanks in advance.

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--What is expected of me as a Team Lead? (Carrying a bag vs management)
--What is the growth strategy after Team Lead? (Manager, director, etc). Can I go forward to an AE role?
--What kind of management development doe the company offer?
--What does the comp structure look like?

Just a few things I'd want t know/what I'd want to tell a new team lead at my company.

Blackwargreymon

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MDR

Wait, I thought this was a manager thing you were going for? Be very careful about Team Lead roles. They're often kind of a trap.

CaneWolf

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Call me what you want, just sign the damn contract

Wait, I thought this was a manager thing you were going for? Be very careful about Team Lead roles. They're often kind of a trap.

duckduckgos

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Business Development

I was using the term interchangeably with Team Lead. It's a managerial role.

CaneWolf

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Call me what you want, just sign the damn contract

Okay, cool. I thought the rug got swept out from under you and was going to be irritated on your behalf.

-What do they want to see improved from today?
-Make sure you know who you're expected to align with. Does marketing have say over anything you do? Who do you dotted line to?
-Get very, very clear guidelines on comp assuming you get the offer
-Are you going to be expected to do hiring? When? How often?
-Will you have budget to implement tools?

MR.StretchISR

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ISR

Speak to what you're going to do to build up future AEs, how you can fill gaps in the business, and how you plan to leverage your business partners within the business

Clashingsoulsspell

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ISR

Speak to what you're going to do to build up future AEs, how you can fill gaps in the business, and how you plan to leverage your business partners within the business

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