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Negotiation role-play

A live role-play where the interviewer plays a tough buyer in the final stage of an enterprise deal. It tests anchoring on value, questioning, trading rather than giving concessions, and handling deadline pressure. Follow-ups push for what the candidate asks for in return each time they move.

Suits: Account executive, Enterprise account executive, Key account manager, Sales manager

Questions
6 stages
Length
30 min
Format
Voice
Levels
Mid to Senior
See this interview on a 30-minute call.
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Example
  1. Interviewer: Tell me about a time you changed someone's mind at work. How did you go about it?

  2. Candidate: Our team wanted to rebuild the billing page from scratch, and I thought it was the wrong call, so we put together a plan to…

  3. Follow-up

    Interviewer: You said "we". What did you say yourself, and what finally changed their mind?

  4. Scored on

    • Value anchoring25%
    • Questioning and listening20%
    • Trading concessions30%
    • Closing the agreement25%

    Score, reasons and recording. Your team decides.

An example exchange. This interview's own questions open when you use it.

What it listens for, and how much each part counts.

Every answer is scored against this guide, with the reasoning written beside the score. You get the recording or the written answers too, and your team makes the call.

  • Value anchoring25%
    Holds the value the buyer agreed to before talking price.
  • Questioning and listening20%
    Asks what lies behind each demand and uses the answers.
  • Trading concessions30%
    Gives nothing without getting something of value back.
  • Closing the agreement25%
    Handles pressure and confirms clear, complete terms.
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