HHot Topic·Account Executive

Hot Topic Account Executive interview experience

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United StatesPosted Aug 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I ended up interviewing for an Account Executive role after getting pulled in based on my music knowledge.

The process centered on merchandising, so I walked through the store with the interviewer and we talked about what items were selling well and what needed to improve.

What stood out most was that I had to recommend a specific band t-shirt based on what a customer was into across different bands. It felt less like a traditional sales interview and more like a test of whether I could quickly read customer interests and translate that into a product recommendation.

Overall it felt straightforward and doable, and it moved quickly enough that I ended up getting an offer. My main takeaway was

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