Its so funny that I found this video. I'm the guy who was super anxious on the phone call. It was my first cold call to a recruiter and honestly, I was so excited to get him on the call in the first place that I didn't have anything prepared to say once he picked up. For some reason, I thought it would just come to me, but you know as they say "fail to prepare, you prepare to fail". Anyway, I'm now here preparing for a final round interview looking to clinch the role
When I run the roleplay, we ask the candidate to self reflect before we give feedback “what was good about that? What would you do differently?” Then we give our feedback and ask the same questions again to see if they have taken on the feedback.
From my experience if someone has 3 years of SDR experience and hasn’t been promoted to something more senior is probably a bit of a red flag. Most really good SDRs get promoted inside 2 years.
thank you for this amazing in depth video!!! i have braces on (the visible ones) and i feel i look weird in my interviews. Set aside equity hiring, does it play a negative factor on some level ? i know its a weird question, but after 10 rejections this year, i wonder if this is playing a role somehow... lol i do have a lot of interview growth to achieve as well :)
@ I’m applying to sales engineering roles. I usually get rejected at the technical interviews. I am now updating my skills, picking up projects and taking courses. But the last job I was told repeatedly throughout the interview process that “it’s ok if I don’t check all the tech boxes” yet the reason they gave for rejecting my application in the end was that they found someone with more technical acumen. This happened in the last few jobs I applied to.
If let’s say a person applied intensively and correctly to the right people and who also interviewed well and asked great questions did all the follow up. But has no STEM degree. Asking because I see that tech sales is taking more of a tech specialized outlook for picking candidates. Is this true?
No one on my team, including me, has a STEM degree. Sales Leadership doesn’t have a STEM degree either. I’m not sure why you think you need one. You don’t.
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Solid conversation! Thank you for such a gem.
Its so funny that I found this video. I'm the guy who was super anxious on the phone call. It was my first cold call to a recruiter and honestly, I was so excited to get him on the call in the first place that I didn't have anything prepared to say once he picked up. For some reason, I thought it would just come to me, but you know as they say "fail to prepare, you prepare to fail". Anyway, I'm now here preparing for a final round interview looking to clinch the role
You’re famous now! 😂
@@mauricioventura1901 And I got the role! I start in January!
First thing I’m doing is getting higher levels once I get back from vacation.
Great insight. Thank you.
Can you explain a little more on what the interviewers are looking for when they ask the question about narrowing down a prospect list?
When I run the roleplay, we ask the candidate to self reflect before we give feedback “what was good about that? What would you do differently?”
Then we give our feedback and ask the same questions again to see if they have taken on the feedback.
That's where you arguably learn the most about a candidate
From my experience if someone has 3 years of SDR experience and hasn’t been promoted to something more senior is probably a bit of a red flag. Most really good SDRs get promoted inside 2 years.
@@ollyrukes definitely can be the case. There are always exceptions but this is largely true
thank you for this amazing in depth video!!!
i have braces on (the visible ones) and i feel i look weird in my interviews. Set aside equity hiring, does it play a negative factor on some level ?
i know its a weird question, but after 10 rejections this year, i wonder if this is playing a role somehow...
lol i do have a lot of interview growth to achieve as well :)
Shouldn’t if you are showing traits of a top performer. Did you get rejected after just applying or rejected after interviewing?
@ I’m applying to sales engineering roles. I usually get rejected at the technical interviews. I am now updating my skills, picking up projects and taking courses. But the last job I was told repeatedly throughout the interview process that “it’s ok if I don’t check all the tech boxes” yet the reason they gave for rejecting my application in the end was that they found someone with more technical acumen.
This happened in the last few jobs I applied to.
If let’s say a person applied intensively and correctly to the right people and who also interviewed well and asked great questions did all the follow up. But has no STEM degree.
Asking because I see that tech sales is taking more of a tech specialized outlook for picking candidates. Is this true?
Not at all - I don't even have a degree and I don't think any of my sales reps do either last time I checked.
@@huseinfatehi2596 don’t need a STEM degree, it can stand out if you have one but not required
No one on my team, including me, has a STEM degree. Sales Leadership doesn’t have a STEM degree either. I’m not sure why you think you need one. You don’t.
Those 15 people had to already have to been connected to him?
@@tk_presidential no
They weren't connected with me to begin with - Some did send a connection request but by no means were they familiar with me.
@@eliawoke3548 are u still hiring?