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Account Executive

Questions to evaluate an Account Executive from the first call through to the case study. Copy them or generate a fresh set with AI inside Klyver.

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August 2026 · 5 min read

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Warm-up

  1. Tell me about the client portfolio you managed in your previous role.
  2. What do you like more about consultative selling vs. transactional selling?

Process and technique

  1. How do you take a role requirement so the recruiting team does not waste time on incomplete information?
  2. Describe how you handle a client who wants candidates in half the agreed time.
  3. How do you follow up proactively without flooding the client with calls?
  4. What do you do when you sense an account is at risk of leaving for another agency?

Behaviour

  1. Tell me about a hard negotiation you closed favourably for both sides.
  2. How do you handle a client who rejects candidates without clear feedback?

Case study

  1. Your largest account threatens to leave over slow delivery. What do you do in the first 48 hours?
  2. A client asks for 5 urgent openings on a day your team is already overloaded. How do you handle it?

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Frequently Asked Questions

It helps for credibility, but the focus of the role is commercial, not delivery.
Typically by account retention, portfolio growth and client satisfaction.
Together: the executive takes and manages the account, the recruiting team runs the search.

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