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Updated 24 May 2021

VMware Software Account Director Interview Experiences for Experienced

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Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. What is the average sales cycle?
  • Ans. 

    The average sales cycle varies depending on the industry and product/service being sold.

    • The length of the sales cycle can range from a few days to several months or even years.

    • Factors that can affect the sales cycle include the complexity of the product/service, the size of the company, and the decision-making process of the buyer.

    • For example, a B2B software company may have a sales cycle of 6-12 months, while a B2C e-...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Challenges encountered in closing the deal
  • Ans. 

    Challenges in closing deals include resistance to change, budget constraints, and competition.

    • Resistance to change from the client's side can delay or prevent the deal from closing.

    • Budget constraints may limit the client's ability to invest in the proposed solution.

    • Competition from other vendors can make it difficult to differentiate and win the deal.

  • Answered by AI

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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2018. There were 2 interview rounds.

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Nature of the current job profile

General Tips: They call for walkin without provising detaila abput the the JD. Please go through the JD. If your profile does not match the requirement don't attend the interview, it is waste of your time. They will schedule to show the candidate footfall.
Skills: Communication, Body Language, Problem Solving, Leadership, Presentation Skills, Decision Making Skills
Duration: <1 week
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Jul 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What are the various sales methodoloiges you use to qualify a lead ?
  • Ans. 

    I use various sales methodologies such as BANT, SPIN selling, and MEDDIC to qualify leads.

    • BANT (Budget, Authority, Need, Timeline) - Assessing if the lead has the budget, authority, need, and timeline to make a purchase.

    • SPIN Selling (Situation, Problem, Implication, Need-payoff) - Understanding the lead's situation, identifying their problems, exploring the implications, and presenting a need-payoff solution.

    • MEDDIC (Me...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What will you bring to the company as an employee ?
  • Ans. I will be an astute performer making sure I meet the sales targets and also ensuring the customer has a good onboarding experience.
  • Answered Anonymously
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What did you do in your previous org?
  • Q2. How did you help with hiring?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do research on payroll fundamentals
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Sep 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Why you want to join ADP
  • Q2. How you manage conflicts at work
  • Q3. Situation based questions
  • Q4. Where do you see after 5 year

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You should be prepared before go for the interview. Communication is important
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Sep 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself , work experience etc
  • Ans. 

    Experienced professional with a background in retail management and a proven track record of driving sales and leading teams.

    • Worked as a retail manager for 5+ years, overseeing daily operations and staff management

    • Successfully implemented sales strategies that resulted in a 20% increase in revenue

    • Led a team of 15 employees, providing training and support to ensure high performance

    • Strong communication and problem-solvin

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How many years of leadership experience on paper
  • Ans. 

    I have 5 years of leadership experience on paper.

    • I have held leadership positions in previous jobs where I was responsible for managing teams and making strategic decisions.

    • I have completed leadership training programs and workshops to enhance my skills in leading and motivating others.

    • I have received positive feedback from supervisors and colleagues regarding my leadership abilities.

    • I have successfully led projects fr...

  • Answered by AI
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Generic hr questions pertaining to, tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Tell me about your like, dislikes and sentence making ability.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and take your time and answer with confidence

I appeared for an interview before May 2021.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(3 Questions)

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

  • Q1. 

    Longest Increasing Subsequence Problem Statement

    Given 'N' students standing in a row with specific heights, your task is to find the length of the longest strictly increasing subsequence of their heights...

  • Ans. 

    Find the length of the longest strictly increasing subsequence of heights of students in a row.

    • Iterate through the heights array and for each element, find the length of the longest increasing subsequence ending at that element.

    • Use dynamic programming to keep track of the longest increasing subsequence length for each element.

    • Return the maximum length found as the result.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Overlapping Intervals Problem Statement

    You are given the start and end times of 'N' intervals. Write a function to determine if any two intervals overlap.

    Note:

    If an interval ends at time T and anothe...

  • Ans. 

    Given start and end times of intervals, determine if any two intervals overlap.

    • Iterate through intervals and check if any two intervals overlap by comparing their start and end times

    • Sort intervals based on start times for efficient comparison

    • Consider edge cases where intervals end and start at the same time

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What SQL queries were asked during your interview?
  • Ans. 

    Various SQL queries related to data manipulation and retrieval were asked during the interview.

    • Basic SELECT queries to retrieve data from a single table

    • JOIN queries to retrieve data from multiple tables based on a common column

    • Aggregate functions like COUNT, SUM, AVG, etc. to perform calculations on data

    • Subqueries to retrieve data based on the result of another query

    • UPDATE queries to modify existing data in a table

    • DELE...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Face to Face 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

  • Q1. 

    Zig-Zag String Problem Statement

    Given a string STR of size N and an integer M representing the number of rows in the zig-zag pattern, return the string formed by concatenating all rows when the string ST...

  • Ans. 

    Arrange a string in zig-zag pattern with given number of rows and concatenate the rows.

    • Iterate through the string and distribute characters to rows based on zig-zag pattern

    • Concatenate the characters in each row to get the final result

    • Handle edge cases like when number of rows is 1 or equal to the length of the string

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Next Permutation Problem Statement

    You are given a permutation of 'N' integers. A sequence of 'N' integers is considered a permutation if it includes all integers from 1 to 'N' exactly once. Your task is ...

  • Ans. 

    The task is to rearrange a given permutation of 'N' integers to form the lexicographically next greater permutation.

    • Iterate from right to left to find the first element that is smaller than the element to its right.

    • Swap this element with the smallest element to its right that is greater than it.

    • Reverse the elements to the right of the swapped element to get the lexicographically next greater permutation.

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Face to Face 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

  • Q1. 

    Remove Consecutive Duplicates Problem Statement

    Given a string S, your task is to recursively remove all consecutive duplicate characters from the string.

    Input:

    String S

    Output:

    Output string

    Constr...

  • Ans. 

    Recursively remove consecutive duplicate characters from a string.

    • Use recursion to check if the current character is the same as the next character, if so skip the next character

    • Base case: if the string is empty or has only one character, return the string

    • Example: Input: 'aaabcc', Output: 'abc'

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Print Permutations - String Problem Statement

    Given an input string 'S', you are tasked with finding and returning all possible permutations of the input string.

    Input:

    The first and only line of input ...
  • Ans. 

    Return all possible permutations of a given input string.

    • Use recursion to generate all possible permutations of the input string.

    • Swap characters at different positions to generate permutations.

    • Handle duplicate characters in the input string by using a set to store unique permutations.

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

  • Q1. Design an e-commerce website similar to Flipkart or Amazon.
  • Ans. 

    Design an e-commerce website similar to Flipkart or Amazon.

    • Implement user-friendly interface for easy navigation

    • Include search functionality with filters for products

    • Incorporate secure payment gateway for transactions

    • Provide personalized recommendations based on user behavior

    • Include customer reviews and ratings for products

    • Implement order tracking and delivery status updates

    • Offer various payment options like credit/deb

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra. I applied for the job as SDE - 1 in BangaloreEligibility criteriaAbove 7.5 CGPASAP Labs interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - DSA(Data Structures and Algorithms),Object-Oriented Programming Principles,Operating Systems,Database Management Systems,Web Development,Machine Learning,Projects(Internship/Full-time)Time required to prepare for the interview - 3 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Prepare DSA well. Standard Leetcode-type questions will be asked.
Tip 2 : You should be crystal clear about your project/s as any question would be asked and you should be able to answer it.
Tip 3 : Prepare CS fundaments like OS, OOPs, DBMS, etc.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Clearly mention the tech. stack you have worked on in the project/s
Tip 2 : As a fresher, you should add your coding profiles on CodeChef, Codeforces, etc. so as to make the resume shortlisting easy

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Explain urself
  • Ans. 

    I am a detail-oriented business analyst with strong analytical skills and experience in data analysis and project management.

    • Experienced in conducting market research and identifying business opportunities

    • Skilled in data analysis and visualization using tools like Excel and Tableau

    • Proficient in project management methodologies like Agile and Waterfall

    • Strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective collabora...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. I explained

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was very simple. Nothing has been asked. Salary mentioned on jd was higher but offered the least one

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is difference between abstract class and interface?
  • Ans. 

    Abstract class can have implementation while interface cannot. Classes can implement multiple interfaces but only one abstract class.

    • Abstract class can have constructors while interface cannot.

    • Abstract class can have non-abstract methods while interface cannot.

    • Interfaces are used for full abstraction while abstract classes are used for partial abstraction.

    • Example: Abstract class - Animal with method eat() and subclass ...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn about java and object oriented programming programming.

Skills evaluated in this interview

VMware Software Interview FAQs

How to prepare for VMware Software Account Director interview for experienced candidates?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at VMware Software. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at VMware Software expect are Bfsi, Computer Networking, German, IT Sales and Key Account Management.
What are the top questions asked in VMware Software Account Director interview for experienced candidates?

Some of the top questions asked at the VMware Software Account Director interview for experienced candidates -

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