Communication Effectiveness & Creative Problem Solving Flashcards

(13 cards)

1
Q

Tell me about a time you had to explain a complex technical solution to a non-technical audience

A

Harvest - Xero for invoicing - Explain processes and flows instead of being technical

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Q

Tell me about a time you had to tailor your message for different stakeholders during onboarding

A

Same as above

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3
Q

Describe a time you had to communicate a difficult or unpopular message to a customer.

A

Customer misunderstood complexities of an integration and needing to use a third party app. When they seen what it could do they were happy enough with it

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4
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Tell me about a time when miscommunication could have caused issues, and how you prevented it.

A

Integration complexities - demo what it was capable of

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5
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Tell me about a time your communication style directly improved customer adoption.

A

I tailored to the audience - leaderships were told about reporting and high level overviews, key users were told about day to day tasks

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6
Q

Tell me about a time you had to design a creative solution within technical or process constraints

A

Use Make instead of out of the box

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7
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Describe a time you solved a problem in a way the customer hadn’t considered.

A

Multiple boards - one board with multiple views

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Tell me about a time you had to work around platform limitations to achieve a customer goal.

A

Monday Xero integration not good enough - use make

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9
Q

Tell me about a time you simplified a complex problem to deliver better results.

A

Multiple boards - one board with multiple filters

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10
Q

Tell me about a time you had to experiment or iterate to find the right solution

A

Any time we sell an integration with a new API - learn how it works and API documentation

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11
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Tell me about a time you had to change your communication approach when something wasn’t landing.

A

Training but then no one used the system - I changed training to be unique to their flow and they were more engaged.

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12
Q

Tell me about a time you used creativity to solve a customer problem without overengineering a solution.

A

AI columns to do something that we might have needed to use make for.

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13
Q

Tell me about a time you had to think on your feet during a live customer session.

A

Consultancy sessions

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