I have a few interviews coming up, although I do pretty well in the initial interviews. I'm curious, What questions do you guys like asking recruiters specifically ?
What are some of you favorite recruiter questions?
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cashmachine
Politicker
7
AE (Account Executive)
What made you come here & what makes you stay?
What do you see the future of the company looking like?
How is training structured? What does ramp up look like?
What percent of reps are hitting their number?
What’s my territory? How successful have previous reps been in that territory? What type of accounts fit our ICP and what’s the makeup of accounts in my territory?
Is there SDR support? How much? Are they dedicated to me or how is that structured?
What’s the ASP and average sales cycle?
There are so many ways you can branch out from here, but you get the idea.
What do you see the future of the company looking like?
How is training structured? What does ramp up look like?
What percent of reps are hitting their number?
What’s my territory? How successful have previous reps been in that territory? What type of accounts fit our ICP and what’s the makeup of accounts in my territory?
Is there SDR support? How much? Are they dedicated to me or how is that structured?
What’s the ASP and average sales cycle?
There are so many ways you can branch out from here, but you get the idea.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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🦊
What's in their pipeline?
SaaSsy
Politicker
5
AE
Depends on if they’re external or internal. I usually don’t ask a ton of specifics for an external bc they won’t necessarily know numbers and stats, I save that for the Vp interview. Internal though I do often ask about AE quota/metric specifics but also overall company turn, culture, tenure and challenges they see.
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Good point. The external recruiter is likely to know only the basics.
SaaSsy
Politicker
2
AE
Ha! Yea, although I’ll say I’ve always had a better experience with external recruiters - they usually have a deeper understanding of sales and how to match to the right role.
Sunbunny31
Politicker
2
Sr Sales Executive 🐰
So external recruiters are usually not selling ONE company, they're more a matchmaker. Internal recruiters are very honed in on candidates for their roles and company and definitely have a different outlook. I'd agree that external recruiters can be a lot better to deal with. They want to have a good pool of candidates as well as a good pool of companies.
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
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Officer of ♥️
I look at the recruiter as a glorified gatekeeper and keep it basic
Favorite 3 things about the company in 3 words
Why they joined
What the perfect person is for the role
How string they feel about me as a candidate
Favorite 3 things about the company in 3 words
Why they joined
What the perfect person is for the role
How string they feel about me as a candidate
tightlines
Politicker
3
Account Executive
What their turnover is like, how many reps hit quota, talk through the sales cycle, and are you considering internal hires for this position?
Diablo
Politicker
2
Sr. AE
I am interested to know more about the onboarding and quota especially what % of reps achieve, what’s the avg tenure of an AE, do they often keep changing the quota/territory etc.
Kosta_Konfucius
Politicker
2
Sales Rep
Timeline for hire, why is this role open, budget for the role, wfh/hybrid, what are the hidden benefits of working at x company
SoccerandSales
Big Shot
2
Account Executive
In my eyes, a recruiter is just the first step and usually only has entire company level insights, nothing specific to the sales teams. So with that, typically I ask questions about company culture, what makes them stay, and what they are looking for in a candidate for this role.
jefe
Arsonist
2
🍁
Some great answers on here. I agree it's definitely different when it's an external vs internal recruiter. Questions for the hiring manager are more important.
Good luck with the interviews!
Good luck with the interviews!
Sunbunny31
Politicker
2
Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Really great advice on here. Good luck to you, and I'm interested in updates as you go through the process.
kingofthequest
Good Citizen
0
AE
THANK YOU EVERYONE !!
ThatNewAE
Big Shot
0
Account Executive - Mid enterprise
"How did you prepare for this interview?"
Mr.Pickles
Arsonist
0
Sr. Customer Success Manager
Describe yourself in one word: Hired.
ER0173
Opinionated
0
Sr. Business Development Manager
Why you joined X company and how would you compare your current role versus when you first started?
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