Zillow Account Executive interview experience

Two managers were involved early on, and they were supposed to pitch and lead into product discussion, but the conversation kept drifting into deep product specifics rather than focusing on how I’d run a practical demo. It felt like they were searching for the wrong signals.

During the manager interviews, I also picked up a bias in how questions were framed and how they evaluated answers. The whole vibe didn’t feel collaborative or exploratory—it felt like they’d already narrowed what they wanted to hear. Since it involved a new team and new leadership, I expected more alignment around what