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Job Description:
communications

Candidate A Resume:
{"data": {"awards": [], "certifications": [], "education": [{"GPA": "", "degree": "Marketing and Communications Fellow", "endYear": "2020", "major": "", "school": "Columbia University", "startYear": "2017"}, {"GPA": "", "degree": "Master of Fine Arts", "endYear": "2020", "major": "", "school": "Columbia University", "startYear": "2017"}, {"GPA": "", "degree": "Bachelor of Arts", "endYear": "2008", "major": "", "school": "University of Michigan", "startYear": "2004"}], "projects": [], "publication": [], "skills": [], "workExperience": [{"company": "Siegel + Gale", "description": "Conducted in-depth competitor research to inform strategic initiatives and refine brand positioning for prominent clients including Hertz Corporate, American Express, and 3M, among others. Developed comprehensive brand narratives and foundational strategies, leveraging insights to craft compelling brand communications that resonated with diverse audiences. Collaborated with Fortune 500 companies and startups alike, tailoring messaging to align with each client's unique identity and market positioning.", "endYear": "2023", "location": {"city": "New York City", "country": "USA"}, "role": "Senior Writer, Brand Communication", "startYear": "2022"}, {"company": "Overit Media", "description": "Executed multifaceted content strategies across various platforms, including blog posts, social media, and other digital materials, for clients from healthcare to home services to SaaS. Spearheaded foundational strategy work, integrating market research and industry insights to drive impactful storytelling and brand engagement. Cultivated client relationships and facilitated in-person and digital workshops to align content initiatives with overarching business objectives.", "endYear": "2022", "location": {"city": "Albany", "country": "USA"}, "role": "Senior Brand Analyst and Content Strategist", "startYear": "2021"}, {"company": "White Glove Financial", "description": "Directed content strategy initiatives, overseeing the development of a comprehensive style guide and content calendar to streamline messaging and ensure brand consistency. Championed financial advisors in client acquisition and retention efforts through targeted content creation, leveraging SEO best practices and data analytics to optimize content performance. Provided editorial oversight, meticulously editing and monitoring content efficacy to maximize reach and impact.", "endYear": "2021", "location": {"city": "Birmingham", "country": "USA"}, "role": "Managing Editor, Financial Content", "startYear": "2021"}, {"company": "Capital Group", "description": "Demonstrated meticulous attention to detail as a contract copy editor, ensuring accuracy and adherence to brand standards across print and electronic materials for American Funds.", "endYear": "2021", "location": {"city": "Birmingham", "country": "USA"}, "role": "Copy Editor (Contract)", "startYear": "2021"}, {"company": "Peacefully", "description": "Spearheaded content strategy and development for a first-of-its-kind estate management platform that delivered comprehensive guidance on end-of-life planning and helped people solve financial questions. Led a dynamic team of writers to produce content on finance, estate management, and senior lifestyle topics, driving traffic to and refining the estate management platform. Cultivated strategic partnerships and contributed to product development initiatives that helped Peacefully find financial footing as a benefit offered through Prudential.", "endYear": "2021", "location": {"city": "", "country": ""}, "role": "Head of Content", "startYear": "2020"}]}, "status": "success"}

Candidate B Resume:
{"data": {"awards": [], "certifications": [], "education": [{"GPA": "", "degree": "Juris Doctor", "endYear": "2001", "major": "Law", "school": "Texas A&M College of Law", "startYear": ""}, {"GPA": "", "degree": "Summer Law Program", "endYear": "1999", "major": "", "school": "Oxford University, Brasenose College", "startYear": ""}, {"GPA": "", "degree": "Bachelor of Science", "endYear": "1989", "major": "Political Science", "school": "State University of New York, College at Brockport", "startYear": ""}], "projects": [], "publication": [], "skills": [], "workExperience": [{"company": "Rampiva Legal", "description": "Established Rampiva's inaugural vendor channel partnership, securing agreements with two prominent eDiscovery vendors to leverage Rampiva's Nuix processing automation.", "endYear": "2022", "location": {"city": "Las Vegas", "country": "US"}, "role": "Senior Sales Representative", "startYear": "2022"}, {"company": "Ryley Carlock & Applewhite", "description": "Spearheaded eDiscovery sales activity for the eDiscovery & Managed Review Practice Group, cultivating strong client relationships and developing strategic sales and marketing plans that drove business growth. Drove 25% internal business growth in nine months, securing two major new accounts and significantly expanding revenue.", "endYear": "2022", "location": {"city": "Phoenix", "country": "US"}, "role": "Director of Client Services for eDiscovery and Managed Review", "startYear": "2021"}, {"company": "OpenText (formerly Catalyst Repository Systems)", "description": "Generated over $2.2 million in sales in 2020, driving revenue growth. Spearheaded high-profile projects, including a major EPA project in Colorado, a large IP matter with a national retail chain, and an enterprise-level engagement with a major US rail carrier, leveraging expertise in TAR technology application to litigation. Managed the largest territory, covering the Central and Western US, and fostered strong relationships with channel partners.", "endYear": "2021", "location": {"city": "Dallas", "country": "US"}, "role": "Director South-Central US", "startYear": "2016"}, {"company": "Conquest eDiscovery", "description": "Spearheaded the creation of a business development department, driving new business revenues from $0 to over $250,000 in just six months. Developed and executed a comprehensive marketing plan, redesigning all company marketing materials to enhance brand visibility. Led a high-profile project with a national manufacturing concern, successfully integrating structured accounting data with unstructured e-discovery data. Authored key documents, including RFP, MSA, and SOW, to facilitate project success.", "endYear": "2016", "location": {"city": "Dallas", "country": "US"}, "role": "Director, Business Development", "startYear": "2014"}, {"company": "Independent E-Discovery Consulting", "description": "Served as a consultant on e-Discovery best practices, matching clients with suitable vendor solutions. Provided customized e-Discovery services on a case-by-case basis. Delivered lectures and presentations on E-Discovery fundamentals, including ediscovery basics and Technology-Assisted Review (TAR).", "endYear": "2014", "location": {"city": "Dallas", "country": "US"}, "role": "Consultant", "startYear": "2013"}, {"company": "Interlegis", "description": "Delivered sales support, including RFPs and SOWs, to drive business growth. Contributed to ongoing product development and successfully showcased D360 software to multiple clients, resulting in new business opportunities. Ensured seamless client onboarding by implementing new start-up procedures, overseeing project work, and providing exceptional client support.", "endYear": "2013", "location": {"city": "Dallas", "country": "US"}, "role": "Project Manager", "startYear": "2012"}, {"company": "Konica Minolta", "description": "Secured a $500,000 document management project with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, covering document management, security, and hardware across a five-state area. Established Konica Minolta as the primary imaging supplier to the George W. Bush Presidential Library. Conducted a marketing survey, validating the need for a Legal Vertical market in the Dallas area.", "endYear": "2012", "location": {"city": "Dallas", "country": "US"}, "role": "Named Account Executive", "startYear": "2010"}, {"company": "IKON Legal Document Services", "description": "Achieved the highest percentage of sales in E-Discovery, growing the territory from $578 to over $500,000 in under a year. Spearheaded IKON's first Dallas-area 'Litovation' and Equivio projects, and completed the company's '0-40k' Ramp Program ahead of schedule. Received the 'Most Likely to Succeed' award from IKON's sales training program.", "endYear": "2010", "location": {"city": "Dallas", "country": "US"}, "role": "Account Representative", "startYear": "2009"}, {"company": "Carmody & James", "description": "Secured six-figure trial verdicts in multiple civil cases, demonstrating exceptional litigation skills. Effectively managed a team of associates and support staff, ensuring seamless operations. Oversaw department budget and marketing plans, driving strategic growth.", "endYear": "2009", "location": {"city": "Plano", "country": "US"}, "role": "Managing Attorney, Litigation Section", "startYear": "2004"}, {"company": "Cafiero, Lenahan & Lafuentes", "description": "Founded a law firm immediately after graduation, achieving over $350,000 in revenue in the first year. Successfully managed the firm's acquisition by Carmody & James in 2004.", "endYear": "2004", "location": {"city": "Dallas", "country": "US"}, "role": "Partner", "startYear": "2001"}, {"company": "United States Army", "description": "Decorated combat veteran with a Combat Service Medal for service in Grenada. Earned multiple badges and medals, including Parachutist wings, Combat Infantry Badge, and Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal. Graduated with honors from the U.S. Army Infantry School.", "endYear": "1984", "location": {"city": "Fort Bragg", "country": "US"}, "role": "United States Army Airborne Infantry", "startYear": "1983"}]}, "status": "success"}

Candidate A Transcript:
{'pairs': [['Interviewer: Hello and welcome to the AI interview! This interview will consist of basic questions about your background as well as some high-level questions about the skills you listed on your application. Ensure that you minimize long pauses during your responses, otherwise you may be cut off prematurely. Are you ready to start the interview? \n', 'Interviewee: Yes. Yes.\n\n'], ["Interviewer: Great! I see from your resume that you've worked extensively on brand communication and content strategy development. Can you walk me through a specific example of how you tailored messaging for a startup client, and what key factors you considered in that process?  \n\n", 'Interviewee: I worked for a startup called Peacefully, which helps individuals work through end of life necessities and\n\n'], ['Interviewer: That sounds like a challenging but important project. How did you approach the tone and style of the messaging for Peacefully, considering the sensitive nature of the services they provide?  \n\n', "Interviewee: Yeah. That was a that's a great question. And I, uh, what we did was we focused on being we looked around, first of all, competitors and saw how, uh, the other businesses that were in the same space spoke because, uh, one way that we recognize to stand out was have distinction in our brand voice. And we recognized that there was, uh, a lot of coldness in their tone. So we really worked on being as empathetic as possible, especially as you mentioned given the sensitive nature of the work. And so we looked at every communication on Instagram, etcetera, and made sure that it sounded like a human being, and that it also sounded like it was, um, even though we were providing necessary information, it was put in such a way that it was considered of where a person may be in their life in terms of potentially having just experienced a loss.\n\n"], ["Interviewer: It's clear you put a lot of thought into that process. How did you measure the effectiveness of this new brand voice and messaging approach, particularly in terms of user engagement or feedback?  \n\n", 'Interviewee: Yeah. We primarily looked at reviews and actually we interfaced a lot with our, uh, with our client base because, essentially, we were pretty small and we and the first couple people who are using the platform were, um, were essentially the first. So we were able to communicate directly with them. Some of them we actually knew personally. And we got a lot of important feedback about how the flow of information and questions was designed. Uh, we and we we, uh, of course, we were cautious of the fact that the sample size was not huge and but we did insist that people were unsparing in their criticism and then we factored in their feedback. And as time went on and we got more and more feedback, we were then able to test the changes that we were making against, uh, how people were feeling about the content.\n\n'], ["Interviewer: That's a very hands-on and user-centric approach to feedback. Shifting focus a bit, I'd like to discuss your experience with SEO best practices. Can you describe a particularly challenging SEO problem you encountered at White Glove Financial and how you solved it?  \n\n", "Interviewee: Yeah. Our goal at White Glove Financial was to write new content that would live inside of a platform and, uh, that we had built. And, uh, actually, we had acquired it. We had acquired it from another company, but then we were refining it for our needs. Uh, the company was, uh, the the goal of the company was for financial advisors to stay in touch with clients and recruit new business. And, uh, one of the ways to do that is basically to be introducing topics to people that were, um, that were sufficiently interesting and but would also lead to the conclusion that they could not master the subject themselves. They had to speak to a financial adviser. So what we did was we would have content that lived on our own platform, but we would share it on social media. And I would say the challenge with Facebook social media is, first of all, just from a back end standpoint, they are skeptical of platforms like ours, so we really had to be rigorous in conforming to their, um, their proprietary standards, um, because if you were too boring, uh, in your in any aspect of your content, it would not share that content widely, and it was really working against what we were trying to do for those financial advisors. So suffice to say that that that course that position required a crash course in Facebook SEO in particular, uh, now Meta, but we weren't really primarily using Instagram as much as we were trying to use Facebook because we recognized that that was more in line with where the customer base primarily was interacting on social media.\n\n"], ["Interviewer: It's interesting how you tailored the content to not only be engaging but also to drive a specific action. Given the challenges with Facebook's algorithm and standards, can you elaborate on some of the specific strategies or techniques you found most effective in ensuring your content was both engaging and compliant with their standards?  \n\n", "Interviewee: Yes. I would say the way to do that within Facebook is that you're essentially just answering line by line as you probably know, um, both, uh, a subject title and then an article title. And so what you would do was, of course, you'd have the article title be something that would be outward facing and engaging. But then sort of the subject title would be, uh, basically a keyword rich thing that Facebook would recognize, um, as something that should be shared widely if someone was, uh, the type of person who was reading, for example, a lot of financial information on Facebook or even the Wall Street Journal, for example, we recognize. Those are the types of people who, um, were, you know, a big part of our demographic. Because the whole point of the financial advisor situation is that you are trying to get people to realize they don't know enough about a subject. And on that end, ultimately, um, while the content was while the goal of the content was this was definitely to be clear, It was also to emphasize the many pitfalls of trying to manage financial, uh, advice and, uh, management of one's portfolio by oneself. So the the goal was definitely not to be, um, muddy, but it was essentially to communicate the the the the crucial importance of getting these decisions right and how also how much of a relief it is when those decisions have been outsourced to someone who is ostensibly a professional because essentially, the financial advisor's pitch is that you don't, um, you know, you don't get get into a limousine with someone who's never driven before, and if you've never driven before yourself, you don't just get behind the wheel of a car and start driving. Um, and and ultimately that, um, while on a surface level, financial decisions are simple from the standpoint of just investing in index funds has has been the operative wisdom for 20 to 30 years. There are also so many decisions underneath, uh, retirement investing. For example, um, management of one's home and estate, education saving and spending, etcetera, um, and then the tax implications of all that that one should be thinking about. And and the goal was to emphasize how a holistic approach like that is so much more advantageous than just thinking, oh, I'm gonna buy um, whatever index fund at a regular price and blah blah blah, and that's all I need to do to be in a good situation financially.\n\n"], ["Interviewer: Your approach to content framing and targeting is quite strategic. Shifting back to the technical side, could you explain how you approached the technical aspects of SEO, such as on-page optimization or site structure, to ensure the content you were creating for the financial advisors' platform was not only engaging but also highly discoverable by search engines?  \n\n", "Interviewee: Yes. Although I think I've kind of done that a few times, but I I guess basically, uh, when you're working, uh, in the back end in meta and you are it it in some part, this was a collaboration with with the, uh, people who had built the platform that we were then using at White Glove, which was, um, which, as I said, was proprietary, but would also allow financial advisors to not only share content via social media, but also keep track of their clients and prospects. It was basically one big dashboard. So, uh, but that the some of the decisions about how to optimize, uh, and get plugged in directly to Facebook and what they needed were being handled by the back end developing people who, uh, who were a separate team, and I was not necessarily a part of that team. They did ask me what what they would love to from me would and I was very simple in my response, which is just, hey. We need, um, we need stuff that looks professional, and we need stuff that looks like it's coming from the Wall Street Journal and other, uh, outlets that people trust because we just don't wanna look like, well, a very bad version of NerdWallet, for example. Um, so but but I will say that, uh, the most of the decisions for how to optimize, um, from a digital standpoint were, uh, were being handled by the back end development team because the goal was not to go viral on Facebook necessarily. The goal was to be much more, uh, personal and and informative and not really trying for fireworks, but really trying to simply just look professional and those that required, um, just building a system that talked to Facebook and answered all the questions and and looked like it was a professional outlet.\n\n"], ["Interviewer: It's clear you had a strong focus on the user experience and the credibility of the content. Given your role in ensuring the content's professionalism and trustworthiness, how did you collaborate with the development team to maintain a balance between the visual and functional aspects of the platform, especially in terms of SEO considerations?  \n\n", "Interviewee: Well, the platform was I there's a little bit of a lack of overlap here because the SEO considerations were, um, you know, but they were basically internally handled. And then when it came but when it came to actually, uh, the design of the of the interface itself, um, that it was important that financial advisers would have an easy time navigating that because those were our direct clients. Uh, we weren't dealing with people who were trying to reach financial advisers. We were dealing with financial advisers and and those people can be quite conservative in in their approach. So I would say the the abundance of focus was placed on simply having an easy to use professional looking sort of Charles Schwabbe type interface that, uh, the type of people who were our direct clients, which as I mentioned, were very conservative, basically mid market and small market financial professionals who were just trying to grow their business from 5 to 7 to 9 to 13. Uh, they could be sharing content on Facebook that was not just, hey, I'm a financial advisor, come talk to me, but was professional looking, um, and also, um, and also content that they could trust and that and that emphasize the right content goals, which is let's just get people in the door and start having a conversation regardless of where they're at in life, and especially if they're at a turning point in life, like getting their first job, getting married, etcetera.\n\n"], ["Interviewer: It's interesting to see how the focus on user experience and trustworthiness extended to the platform's design and functionality. Given the conservative nature of the target audience, how did you approach the content strategy to ensure it resonated with financial advisors and helped them achieve their business growth goals?  \n\n", "Interviewee: That's a great question. It was definitely something that we handled using, um, what what was happening at White Glove while I was there was we were leasing a a content platform, uh, that was widely used, um, and that we were paying a lot of money for, but that allowed advisers to share paywalled content, which was kind of the, uh, opportunity benefit that was being promoted to financial advisers and consequently to their clients, the type of people who, um, basically the incentive would be I'm gonna follow financial advisor x on Facebook because by doing so, I'll be able to read stuff on Forbes and Barron's, etcetera, uh, financial outlets that pay well their content. Bloomberg would be another example. Um, and we were getting away from that. We were we were having to do it ourselves. And so, um, so we we actually had an opportunity to spend 3 or 4 months surveying our current client base of financial advisors and asking them the type of content that they think would be good for their audience. Now we also recognize that they wouldn't necessarily be the best judges of that. Um, for example, uh, we got a lot of feedback about not including or even bothering to write anything about cryptocurrency. That's, you know, that's it was a type of thing that, um, that financial advisers were tired of hearing about, but at the same time, from a from a conversion standpoint in terms of bringing in new clients, it tested extremely highly after the fact for being the type of thing that that people were actually coming in the door and talking about. And that became particularly true as time went on and as we have now reached the point where there are Bitcoin ETFs and soon to be ether ETFs. This is the type of thing that, um, that at least the younger client base of financial advisers work with are definitely interested in diversifying their portfolio and especially given the state of the market right now, uh, in terms of being at an all time high. So, um, so to some degree, we were able to, uh, modulate and control the type of content that financial advisers would see and particularly the stuff that they wouldn't see, but it was also part of my job and our role as a company to convince them that the topics like LGBTQ would be another example that they might consider to be, um, outside of their purview and also potentially politically hazardous are also exactly the kind of things that a, get interest from people, and, b, may potentially grow a client base because, of course, with the younger generation, there are also more gay couples and things like that, and it's and it's financial advisers. Uh, once they use the platform would recognize that if they shared content about that, they could control who got to see it, um, and and and also who didn't get to see it so that they could be less conservative in their approach.\n\n"], ["Interviewer: It's fascinating to see how you navigated the balance between the financial advisors' preferences and the actual audience engagement data. Given the success of introducing topics like cryptocurrency and LGBTQ finance, how did you measure the impact of these new content areas on the financial advisors' client acquisition and retention?  \n\n", "Interviewee: That was just something that we would reach out, uh, after 6 months, uh, of being on the platform. Actually, we did a small survey at 3 months and then a bigger one at 6 months. And, uh, in addition to the daily feedback that we would be getting through private channels, things like emails and chat, etcetera, that we were, uh, that we were keeping in contact with financial advisers. But we also did a concerted survey to see how these people were feeling about their content. And then, um, and, of course, also ask them to rate the effectiveness of certain content. There were also it's was not a huge client base of financial advisors, so it was the type of people that our account team regularly interface with. And I would say it was a priority of mine to, um, to route as many of those calls over to me as possible and or to be interacting with, uh, the 2 women who were in charge of the account base to hear the anecdotes about how certain content was performing and others not. Um, you know, the the there was never it was never surprised that backdoor Roth conversions were of interest to people, but, uh, it was it was, um, heartening to hear that, uh, social issues were driving as much of the conversation.\n\n"], ["Interviewer: It's clear you had a comprehensive approach to gathering feedback and measuring the impact of the content strategy. Given the success of this approach, how did you use these insights to further refine the content strategy and potentially explore new areas of focus for the financial advisors' platform?  \n\n", "Interviewee: Well, I think you just answered the question. We we I would say it's not easy to say how we did that. Uh, that's just what we did. I mean, we we would, um, we would continue to write about basic issues, but, um, I think we recognize that what is a Roth IRA was not the kind of thing that would get the same feedback as something that was a little more incendiary, especially given that we were using social media. So I would say, um, I actually think from the beginning, we bit off a lot of of, uh, news verticals and\n\n"], ['Interviewer: It sounds like you were able to identify and leverage the power of engaging and sometimes controversial topics to drive engagement and conversation. Given this shift in strategy, how did you ensure that the content remained informative and valuable to the audience, even when discussing more incendiary topics?  \n\n', "Interviewee: Well, I wouldn't say we ever got 2 incendiary, but I would say that, uh, we we worked closely with a, uh, with a company that, um, uh, hired writers on someone's behalf when you were in charge of a team, and they turned out the the you were able to work with the same writer. You didn't get new ones all the time, so we were able to basically say, oh, this is our financial expert and they really get, uh, how we're writing, uh, how we're trying to write in a certain quasi journalistic tone, but but mostly on the informative side of things. And and then when we threw that person, um, a maybe more incendiary topic, and I don't think we ever did anything too incendiary, they knew to write it in our kind of brand voice because that was what that company in particular specialized in. And then I was there as a final judge of whether, uh, the content was adhering to our copy and voice guidelines.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Thanks for taking the time to interview with us! The time allotted for our interview has come to an end. We will reach out to you with next steps shortly. Please click the end interview button to end the interview.', 'Interviewee:']]}

Candidate B Transcript:
{'pairs': [['Interviewer: Hello and welcome to the AI interview! This interview will consist of basic questions about your background as well as some high-level questions about the skills you listed on your application. Ensure that you minimize long pauses during your responses, otherwise you may be cut off prematurely. Are you ready to start the interview? \n', 'Interviewee: You? Yes. I am. Thank you.\n\n'], ["Interviewer: Great! Let's start with your experience at Rampiva Legal. You mentioned signing the company's first vendor channel partner. Can you elaborate on the challenges you faced in establishing this partnership and how you overcame them?  \n\n", "Interviewee: Sure. Um, a channel partner, as you probably know, is the partner that's gonna sell your product for you. And, uh, in this particular instance, uh, there was a a company that was consulting with other law firms and other companies, mostly other companies in the in the construction field. And, uh, they processed with the same processing engine, which is Nuix. And, uh, I knew some people there. So I was able to take my personal relationship with them as, uh, as an in, if you will, you know, establishing some trust based on our our prior relationship, our prior performance. And, uh, uh, yeah, I was able to start talking to them. And after, uh, they agreed to take a look at the product, vet it, uh, the the product spoke for itself. It's a good product, and they were happy with it. So it it overcame that kind of initial resistance of, um, offering something they hadn't offered before.\n\n"], ["Interviewer: That's a significant achievement. When it came to vetting the product, how did you address any concerns the partner may have had about integrating Rampiva's solution with their existing workflow, especially considering the unique needs of the construction industry?  \n\n", 'Interviewee: Well, more properly, the unique workflow is the Nuix processing engine. Nuix is an engine that processes data in the discovery. It then goes into a hosting review platform and a number of AI and and tar tools as well.\n\n'], ["Interviewer: It seems like there might have been a thoughtful approach to addressing these concerns. Can you elaborate on the technical aspects of integrating Rampiva's solution with the partner's existing workflow, particularly how you communicated this to the partner to build trust in the solution's compatibility?  \n\n", "Interviewee: Yes. And I I guess to preface that by saying, I'm not the the technical, uh, consultant on that. I understand the technology, but, uh, you know, at that fine level, we have, uh, uh, subject matter experts. But the key thing here is that, uh, when Nuix processes, it's a very powerful tool, but it's a very cludgy tool. It's very difficult and very high maintenance. So when it came to integrating with their workflow, what we're able to show them is you have this very complicated workflow, uh, uh, in order to take advantage of all the, uh, the firepower, all the technology that you have in in processing. And by using the Rampiva, you're gonna get more out of it easier. So, uh, it's easier for staffing, uh, it's easier in terms of budgeting. And, you know, the key the key thing that grease the wheel, if you will, is that, uh, it allowed them to make far more efficient and economic use of something they already had.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Understanding the high-level technical aspects is definitely crucial for effective sales. Shifting focus a bit, in your role at Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, you led a team of approximately 8 members in eDiscovery and Managed Review. Can you discuss a specific challenge you faced in leading this team and how you addressed it?  \n\n', "Interviewee: Sure. Um, I think the biggest problem that team had was their value proposition, if you will. That's what makes what they were doing better than what other people doing the same thing were. So for example, their their value\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Understanding and differentiating the value proposition is key. How did you work with your team to clearly define and communicate this value proposition to both internal stakeholders and clients, ensuring everyone was aligned on the unique selling points of your services?  \n\n', "Interviewee: Well, I think internally, uh, they understood it, uh, instinctively, but they didn't really, uh, were able to, you know, render it into something that was easily described. The the value statement for Riley Kerlock's managed review is that it was a law firm quality review, uh, at a discount price. There's different levels of review in the managed review business. You can get, you know, quick, cheap, and dirty overseas. You can get highly technical for things like IP and patent that is very expensive. So they were kind of, um, that law firm level review. That's a good level of review, a sophisticated level review, but kind of at a bargain price. So one of the problems they were having is they were, uh, competing for projects that didn't align with where their value proposition was. Some of them were either too technical or some of them were either, uh, uh, too cheap. They didn't need the value that we had, so they didn't need to pay for it. So the thing to get them working properly was to align, uh, the targets, align the the targets potential customers with the offering that we had. And the way that is done is by, uh, coming up with a marketing plan that targets the right kind of client. The client who, if they were in a position to say yes, it would make sense for them to do so. And that that kind of uncorked the dam and allowed them to start expanding.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Aligning the target market with your value proposition is crucial for business growth. Can you detail the specific components of the marketing plan that helped realign your target clients and expand your business in the right direction?  \n\n', "Interviewee: No. I think I I think I have to a degree, but I can I can kind of reencapsulate them if you will? Uh, we were looking for clients that needed attorney level review. And, you know, review doesn't have to be done by attorneys. It can also be done by very sophisticated subject matter experts. So we were looking for certain types of review. Usually, a construction, as I've cited, is is 1, general business litigation, you know, things like this. By identifying the, uh, where our values showed up the best, we were able to go and look at practice groups and law firms and go, okay. They do the kind of work that is the kind of work that we're looking for. So by talking to them, we can discuss projects they've had or may have that, uh, could benefit from getting that attorney quality review at a lower price. That makes them more cost effective and more competitive with their clients.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Identifying practice groups and engaging with them to discuss specific projects is a targeted approach. How did you leverage technology or data analytics to identify these practice groups and evaluate the potential fit of their projects with your service offering, ensuring a more data-driven and efficient client acquisition process?  \n\n', "Interviewee: There's a number of ways to do that. Um, you have to kind of look in 2 large different categories. Larger law firms have a series of practice groups. They'll have some practice groups that are good targets and some that aren't. So if you look at the a law firm, you might say, well, some of this law firm isn't a good practice for is it a good target for me? But if I look at this law firm, if I look at the information that's available through various sources or even going as simple as going to a firm's website and saying, okay. What practice groups do they have? Are these practice groups that are good for us? They are. Then let's reach out to them. Then that's for kind of a general purpose law firm. The the second approach, uh, of kind of leveraging, I guess, you could say analytics, is looking for firms that specialize in these fields. And, yeah, there's a number of tools that are available for that that are relatively simple. And if you've been in the business marketplace for law long enough, there's some that are gonna come to mind. So that kinda gave us a good idea of who to target.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Understanding the different approaches to targeting law firms and specialized firms is insightful. Can you delve into the specific tools or methodologies you used to evaluate the fit of a practice group or a specialized firm, perhaps highlighting a tool or strategy that particularly stood out for its effectiveness in this process?  \n\n', "Interviewee: I'd have to say it's not so much a tool because they're not that difficult to identify. You can look at a firm's website, or you can look at, you know, what type of law firm it is. It might say, we specialize in construction or mass tort or whatever it might be. Um, but I think it's more of an approach. Right? Uh, what was helpful in that instance was in identifying, uh, firms that did that kind of work was, uh, taking a consultative approach. And that's, I think, you know, the thing that you're asking, right, is what what process do you use? And in a consultative approach, we're gonna ask a lot of questions. We're gonna be lawyerly ourselves. We're gonna ask them about what they do and how they do it and where their pain points are and see if their pain points align with the offering that we have. If they do, we've gone a long way, uh, down the process of identifying someone who could be motivated to purchase our services. So that that takes, um, you know, some some some digging. And more importantly, it takes some listening rather than, you know, letting them talk rather than than you talk at them. Let them explain what their problems are. So I think a key thing there is the consultative approach.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: The consultative approach to client engagement is indeed a powerful strategy for identifying alignment and addressing pain points. How do you ensure scalability of this consultative approach across your sales and client services teams, especially as the business grows and the number of engagements increases?  \n\n', "Interviewee: Well, the, you know, the number of engagements can increase. The size of the individual engagements tends to remain more constant, at least in the business that I was in. But even in businesses where it's not, right, some law firms might have, 1 or 2 projects a year. Some might have 1 or 2 a month. Um, it's simply a matter of asking the right questions to the white people, and then encouraging to provide you with the information where you can then go to your solution. You can go to your well of information and say, hey. I can help you here. You've laid out to me what you're doing and how you're doing it and where where the pain points are or you know, with a consultative approach, they may not realize they have pain points. They might be doing something and thinking, yeah, it works fine, when you're like, wow, they don't really realize this could be done much more efficiently. So, uh, that's, uh, you know, in terms of scalability, I think it it's simply a matter of, uh, whether the whether it's a large target or a small target, the approach and the process is the same. Of course, as you expand and you add more people, you have more people doing it. So, uh, you know, there's a practical limit, I think, ultimately to how much one person can can juggle. And that varies on a lot of factors that, you know, probably aren't worth going into right now about about the particular business itself.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Understanding the consistency in approach regardless of the size of the engagement is important. What kind of tools or methodologies do you envision implementing to help your teams better capture, analyze, and utilize client data to enhance the effectiveness of the consultative approach at scale?  \n\n', "Interviewee: Well, I think what kind of tools or processes would I would I, uh, use? I think, you know, part of it is teaching people to listen, teaching them to not just talk at clients of, hey. I have this, this, and this to sell. A lot of people try to I guess they call it feature sell. It's like, this is all the neat stuff that we have, and isn't it great? The problem that you can run into is that your stuff might be great, but if they don't have a need for it, you're wasting each other's time. So I think training might be, uh, one of the key things is teaching people what questions to ask, techniques to get people talking, and identify the right people to talk to and getting them to provide you, uh, the information in a in a give and take. You know, my background is an attorney. Attorneys are are trained to ask questions. Um, and I think people think, you know, they're trained to ask tricky questions, but we're not. We're really trained to ask questions to try to get to the truth of a point or matter. So, you know, there's a a variety of training programs available, but I think that's kind of the key thing is having people who are trained in the consultative approach that know how to use a consultative approach, how to implement it by the type of questions they ask and the process by which they go about their engagement. I think that's the key, and that's the thing that allows you to expand the scalability. And, you know, you can always expand the number of people, uh, on a particular project. You know, you might have a a smaller project and, uh, uh, you know, one person can handle it. But on a larger project, just prospect, you might wanna bring in some subject matter experts. There might be more stakeholders in this in this larger, uh, project. You know, there's a lot of factors that are I hate to sound lawyerly. It's one of those kind of it depends questions. Uh, but, uh, it it depends on a a lot of factors that we that we don't know as you and I are sitting here talking right now about what would what would make us determine what we need to put that consultative approach into effect.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Training and developing a questioning mindset are indeed foundational. Considering the role of technology in augmenting human capabilities, are there any specific data analytics or client relationship management (CRM) tools you believe could complement the consultative approach, especially in identifying nuanced client needs or patterns across engagements?  \n\n', "Interviewee: Well, these these tools are expanding by the day. Um, you know, for example, I've used the CRM called HubSpot and there there was a time when you were, uh, identifying potential prospect, you have to input manually lots of data about this prospect, you know, what their addresses, phone numbers, you know, uh, you know, information. With HubSpot, um, if you type in their web domain, it'll automatically populate all that information. And a lot of that is information that's useful to you in a consultative approach to go, wow. This is the customers they have. This is the business they have. This is, you know, the numbers they have. This is the growth or declining growth that they have. Um, you know, here's, uh, you know, Wall Street Journal articles, uh, you know, um, you know, the the use of of AI and a lot of these more advanced tools, I think where they really help, uh, it's not that they're better or that humans are worse. Um, I think they're better at some things and worse at others. But the key thing is how do they work together? Uh, I think that's important in the legal space. You know, with attorneys, it's, uh, you know, they tend to be a little off putting, uh, towards a lot of technology. But you have to explain to them and show them how this is a tool just like a a law book was, a typewriter, a pen, or a pencil. Uh, and they're they have to know how to use this tool in order to do their job. And, uh, you know, the\n\n"], ["Interviewer: HubSpot's automation for data input is indeed a time-saver, especially in the initial stages of prospecting. As you've mentioned the use of AI in more advanced tools, how do you see AI being integrated into the consultative approach, perhaps in terms of analyzing client data or suggesting relevant lines of questioning based on patterns identified in the data?  \n\n", "Interviewee: I think that's that's it right there is, uh, in the consultative approach, the more you know going in, uh, and when I say the more you know, um, there's things that you can concretely know. You know, what a company's revenues are, that's a that's a concrete number. What a company's perception is is not. So, uh, you know, I think the advantage of these tools and the way they can help in the consultative approach is they can provide you information like, you know, are their revenues stagnant? Are they growing? Are they shrinking? You know, this would be helpful, you know, when the when you're consultative approach. You'd say, I see that your business has been on a decline. This practice group, your your revenues have been falling. Um, why do you think that is? Let them tell you. You know, um, the machine, uh, learning there can help suggest the course of action. You know, um, in the actual legal work itself, uh, there's things like technology assisted review that help narrow down out of this massive information. They'll narrow down, um, documents along a certain theme. And the more that you select certain types of inputs, the more it'll deliver those inputs. So I think that's one way that it can help. But I think the key thing is, uh, the the person and the and the artificial intelligence working collaboratively, um, is greater than either one of them as an individual. And the, uh, ability to help provide factual basis to your questions that are gonna be the core of your consultation, I think, is probably the key there.\n\n"], ["Interviewer: Leveraging AI to understand and interpret less concrete aspects, such as a company's trajectory, is indeed a powerful application in the consultative approach. How do you envision ensuring that the human-AI collaboration remains transparent and understandable to your team, so they can effectively incorporate AI-generated insights into their client engagements?  \n\n", "Interviewee: Well, I think there's a couple things I think. It has to it has to have a track record right as you use it. It needs to be solid. If the AI is giving you information that says this company is on a downward trajectory and it's on an upward trajectory that's going to cause a problem. I think just like a human being everything is always in a state of flux. It's in a state of growth and evolution and adjustments. So there might be situations where AI makes mistakes now ai doesn't make mistakes the way maybe I would of Simply being wrong, but it is subject to the the garbage in garbage or problem to a certain degree. So you is that happens? I think a process where We acknowledge that this can happen and that it doesn't AI tells us something it doesn't relieve us of the responsibility to do something on our own. I think of this process of Correction adjustment and increased learning is known and open and followed then I think you know people will work with it better just like they would a person or do the same circumstances\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Thanks for taking the time to interview with us! The time allotted for our interview has come to an end. We will reach out to you with next steps shortly. Please click the end interview button to end the interview.', 'Interviewee:']]}

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Candidate A Resume:
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Candidate B Resume:
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Candidate A Transcript:
{'pairs': [['Interviewer: Hello and welcome to the AI interview! This interview will consist of basic questions about your background as well as some high-level questions about the skills you listed on your application. Ensure that you minimize long pauses during your responses, otherwise you may be cut off prematurely. Are you ready to start the interview? \n', "Interviewee: Yes. I'm ready.\n\n"], ["Interviewer: Great! I see from your resume that you've had experience with both project management and business intelligence. Can you walk me through a specific project where you successfully integrated business intelligence solutions within a project management framework? What were the key challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? \n\n", "Interviewee: Well, when I was working for a start up called Aventura, I used business intelligence, to create the sales structure, how business intelligence Well, we we needed to to look and to search, little of data So I used some tools to, develop a system where we create a pipeline pipe, yeah, pipe drive where we have pipelines. That structure help us to create basically the go to market plan where we qualify with all this information and and if you need and clean this cleaning this information. With, with, forgot to go to market plan. Sorry. And having this this go to market plan, we can reach, this up okay. This app and, well, all the project, right, of Aventuraza. At this at at the same time, I needed to control all of the workflows for this project because, basically, I was the leader, but I have people, searching, for the information for my prospects of future clients. So I most control every aspect of, the tasks, and I I break task I kind of did a sprint, so I did a mixture between, between, some methodologies of project management So we create a backlog, we did springs, where at the end of the day, we needed control. So using Asana, we have this project manager control. Project management control. So that is why I can consider that business intelligence to create the business and project manager to project management to, control all the tasks to be on time with the project, and that's it.\n\n"], ["Interviewer: That's a comprehensive approach to integrating business intelligence and project management. Can you elaborate on the specific business intelligence tools you used to develop the pipeline structure in Pipedrive? Additionally, how did you measure the effectiveness of this integrated system in terms of sales performance and project delivery? \n\n", "Interviewee: Okay. So, basically, as we were in a start up and we have no money, all the all the tools that we use to clean up the data, to qualify data, and yes, basically, to have a nice set of data. Was, made by Google Sheets. Right? It was with let's say, that it was, like, we were creating our ideal software Right? But with the resources that we had, not spending money, being ingenious, to create this, tool but using mainly spreadsheets from Google. That that was it, how how how we did it. And you repeat the second question, please?\n\n"], ["Interviewer: It's impressive how you leveraged Google Sheets for such a critical aspect of your project. My second question was about how you measured the effectiveness of this integrated system. Specifically, what key performance indicators (KPIs) did you track to ensure that the pipeline structure and project management approach were driving sales and project completion in the desired direction? \n\n", "Interviewee: Yeah. Certainly. So, basically, with this Google Sheet solution that we created. I created as well a dashboard. Right? This dashboard can be able to measure all the activities for 2 departments. The first one was for sales, and the second one was account manager. Right? Because I was in charge of both departments. So area. Sorry. So, basically, for sales, I created this dashboard, as we were in an earlier stage of launching and of the go to market plan. I used to measure everything. From, number of calls, number of effective calls, number of approaches during the day, during the week, during the month. So the first KPI that I created well, that I used was number of calls versus effective calls just to have a rate. Right? Or effective effectiveness effectiveness rate. Of our calls. And having that, we start creating a an an improving and and our features start improving and evolving to have a a a better approach. Right? Because we were doing that in all the processing, cold calling or with with one call, 2 calls, 3 calls, when the prospect accepted. And we sync when we when sign up. So, basically, I I use it like that. To measure that and with account manager was account management was almost the same, but the KPI was okay. So, I used to met I I used to my metric my main metric was how many calls are you receiving, how many calls are finding a solution? So let's say so receive calls against solutions made. So those were my basic metrics during that project in Alenduriza's start. That's it.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: The way you defined and tracked KPIs for both sales and account management is quite insightful. Shifting focus a bit to your experience with project management methodologies, you mentioned using a mix of methodologies. Can you elaborate on the specific aspects of both PMI and Scrum that you found most valuable in the context of your project at Aventura? How did you tailor these methodologies to suit the startup environment and the nature of your projects? \n\n', "Interviewee: So, basically, I needed to make a make sure because, as I told you, the resources were not as big as we wanted. The money resources and obviously the human resource. Right? So I was in charge of 2 areas, but my stakeholders were, for instance, the project management area. And, development team were were my stakeholders. And as I was talking to the prospects and clients, I must gave that information, that feedback, and that insights to them. So in Aventura, we created this material methodology. We had, some aspects from scrum, to break tasks. Right? We have a a backlog, We have from the PM, PMP methodology, we have briefs. Why? Because we wanted all to understand the basic concepts So we have this brief of every, project that we needed to be, working with. As as as a unit, as a business unit, not not not as, different or independent business units. And we we, as as I was involved with, a developer development process, I needed to understand how was the sprints the the waterfall methodology. So basically, we took several, elements as you can as you can hear. From different methodologies to create our own, and we add a that to, Asana that was the tool that we were used to to to to that that we use. Sorry. And as well, the communication is very important in those stages early stages So we use, for that Slack. We use Envision. Well, Slack for the communication, and, you know, we can open threads and we can go directly depending on the topic to give some, follow ups. We we use as well Invisio to get to see the dummies or of of the app. Right? How, how it it it it, how was, evolving the the deliveries from every model model of the app. And, last but not least, we, used to to I don't remember in this moment the name of the tool, for that but that tool was work for workflows. Because that was so important for us. Just take a look through the workflows and try to understand that and look for improvements. On those workloads. But I be honest, I can't remember the name of of that tool. I can look for it right now, but, or after the interview, and I can give you guys a follow-up. About that, too. That's it.\n\n"], ["Interviewer: The way you combined elements from different methodologies to suit your specific needs at Aventura is quite innovative. Given your experience with these methodologies and the tools you mentioned, how did you ensure that the project team remained aligned and focused on the project's goals, especially with the dynamic nature of a startup environment? What were some of the key communication and collaboration strategies you found most effective in this context? \n\n", "Interviewee: You just said it. The communication is basic and essential for the success of a project. And, understanding as well the backgrounds of every member of the teams is important. Right? Empowering the decisions be clear on the tasks, and be clear on the concepts. That is why for me, the best tool and in my experience, the tool that always help that with with that, it's having a brief of the project a clear, concise brief, where we, in the first two sheets, we, understand what is the objective of the of the task or or even the project. We understand that, how how far we want to go with it. What are the resources we want to know, having a a timeline. It's so important always. To this brief to consider to consider that, to have a timeline. And last but not but not least, perhaps the this could be the the first the first point of this. The most important is aligning the concepts. Right? Because for some person,\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Given the critical role of clear communication and alignment on project goals, how did you handle situations where team members had differing interpretations of the project brief or objectives? Can you describe a specific instance where this misalignment occurred and the steps you took to realign the team and ensure everyone was on the same page? \n\n', "Interviewee: Aligning the concepts. I mean, in the brief, just having, like, a glossary of of aligning the concepts that would be that would do it in my experience. And, the most of the times when I found this, misalignment was when we get somebody new into the team or when a leader just said, okay. So you know what? I don't have time for this, so my right hand is going to with this. That's one that's another thing. You know? Leaders need to be involved. As far as they can, as far as they can understand or with the time that's far as they can because of the times. But they're we need always a person of every area to be involved all the time with the project and reporting to those superiors. Otherwise, the communication, it's going to be a problem.\n\n"], ["Interviewer: It's clear that involving key stakeholders and maintaining consistent communication channels are crucial for project success. Shifting focus a bit to your experience with commercial awareness, can you provide an example of how your understanding of market trends and client needs directly influenced a strategic decision you made, either in a sales role or in a project management capacity? What was the outcome of that decision? \n\n", 'Interviewee: Yeah. When when as I mentioned, I created a go to market plan for this startup. My commercial awareness came when using that that data that we collect from this tool that we created,\n\n'], ['Interviewer: Given the importance of data-driven decision-making in your strategic approach, how did you ensure the accuracy and relevance of the data you collected and analyzed for the go-to-market plan? Can you describe the process of data validation and the tools or methodologies you used to maintain data integrity? \n\n', "Interviewee: analyzing this data I I I qualified every every prospect depending on the data. We obtain the data from social network and from cold calling. So we have direct access to the this data because we, we check that data with the person that we're creating the businesses. Right? So for me, it was so important just to have this data clear this data updated. And as having that, we qualify the prospects We gave them a number depending on the data that we obtained, free surprises, locations, services, and different data. Right? If They got social network and all the tools that we use were we're maintaining or or were developed by my sales crew because they were researching everything. In these early stages, for me, it's so difficult just to put, an an AI to understand the data because as we were creating this startup, first of all, I want to to understand all the data, the market, and the trends. And afterwards, perhaps use another, AI, to help me, creating dashboards or predicting some trends with the historical information. That's for me my answer.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Given the reliance on manual data collection and analysis in the early stages of your startup, how do you envision the integration of AI or machine learning technologies to enhance your data analysis processes in the future? Can you provide some insights into the specific aspects of data analysis or decision-making that you believe AI could significantly improve within your sales and project management workflows? \n\n', "Interviewee: Yeah. I mean, in my go to market plan, I definitely organize, and and I I have a a a visualization. Of having an AI or customer service, even for sales. You know? It it it is important. How am I going to do that? Just comprehending the data or showing to the intelligence how to talk to the clients, how programming the tone of the company and, trying to teach the intelligence how to make sales upsells and define if, some, client needed needs depending on historical information, obviously. Need a new solution or just to strong I mean, not strong. Needed to verify the actual solution that you're using. So that is why, I I really think that artificial intelligence will help us to do that for salespeople, and we will have more and more and more time to deal with another, another daily basis problems. But, basically, yeah, I totally imagine AI helping sales departments, sales areas, and account management work.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Given your vision for AI in sales and account management, how do you plan to address the potential challenges of AI implementation, such as ensuring ethical use of AI in customer interactions and maintaining the human touch in sales processes? Can you outline some strategies you believe will be crucial in overcoming these challenges while leveraging the benefits of AI in your workflows? \n\n', 'Interviewee: Definitely, the politics the politics, the terms and conditions of the company align those, terms and conditions of use to the philosophy of the company, always trying to protect our customers and our customers as well and the company. By teaching this since the first moment to their artificial intelligence to be ethical and to be aligned with the philosophy of the company and, good practices. In my experience, I think that we can have success, to adapt technology in an ethical way to a company, not just the sales or a company management tool of the company.\n\n'], ['Interviewer: Thanks for taking the time to interview with us! The time allotted for our interview has come to an end. We will reach out to you with next steps shortly. Please click the end interview button to end the interview.', 'Interviewee:']]}

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{'pairs': [['Interviewer: Hello! This is a short check to ensure that your audio is working correctly. Can you hear me clearly? Welcome to the AI interview! This interview will consist of questions about your resume and a case study style question to assess your technical skills. Minimize long pauses during your responses, otherwise you may be cut off prematurely. Are you ready to begin the interview? \n', 'Interviewee: Yes.\n\n'], ['Interviewer: Can you describe the strategies you developed at Ricoh USA that led to the projected $38MM increase in revenue? \n\n', "Interviewee: Yes. Well, the situation at Rico was that the marketing department was trying to come up with new offerings for their customers. And so I was brought on board to do the market research and the financial analysis to try and turn projects into as a service. I'm sorry. To try and turn products into as a service type of products or subscription based products. And so what I did is I built a financial analysis and most importantly, the the challenge was trying to convince other people and their departments to want to buy in into this new idea. It's trying to turn several products into an as a service product. But after coming up with the financial models and after coming up after forming relationships with different departments like sales, marketing, finance, legal, get their buy in, convince them that it was to Rico's best advantage to try to change all of their offerings into an as a service or subscription type offerings. They all decided that, yes, it was good to go, and we did it. And the financial models project that Rico would increase their revenues by $38,000,000 over the next 3 years.\n\n"], ["Interviewer: That's impressive. What specific methodologies or tools did you use for the market research and financial modeling at Ricoh USA? \n\n", "Interviewee: Well, there's definitely a lot of sources online where you gather information whether it's general Google searches or Wikipedia, where you go to market research reports like Gartner Research, maybe IDC, maybe Forrester, Utilize all that information and, of course, turn that information into financial knowledge. Using Excel models. That's how I was able to strategize all these future projections. It's by getting market research information finding the data online, and then trans transforming that data into financial and economic models using Excel.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Great, thank you for sharing. At Dell Technologies, you mentioned formulating and executing twenty-five new $1MM+ Enterprise Licensing Agreements. What was your approach to identifying and securing these agreements? \n\n', 'Interviewee: So I worked on a lot of nonstandard complex deals that EMC Dell EMC was trying to sell. And so at the time that I was hired, we were brought into a brand new team that was created, the transformational licensing agreement, where we basically transformed the entire way that Dell does business with their customers. So they were they were licensing out their top of title license and I was able to identify which of those deals were most productive and were most profitable to Dell EMC. I built the financial models and that along with the sales operations team We identified which sales made the most sense, and we did the contract in terms, the pricing, and that led to the creation of, 1,000,000 25 1,000,000 plus 25 licensing agreements that were sold.\n\n'], ['Interviewer: Interesting. Could you elaborate on the types of analyses you performed for the quarterly business reviews at Dell Technologies? \n\n', 'Interviewee: Yeah. So that was basically core business reviews for the sales department. So, basically, I was tracking how the sales team members were doing, what their projections were, and giving these insights to upper level management. To be able to keep track of where our progress is going so far and where our progress should be going.\n\n'], ['Interviewer: Thank you for that explanation. How did you ensure the accuracy and reliability of the financial models you developed in both your roles at Ricoh USA and Dell Technologies? \n\n', 'Interviewee: Well, data is very important when it comes to financial analysis, and the important thing is to make sure that data is complete, correct, concise, and current. So I double check all my work, and plus, if need be, I get a a coworker to verify that the accuracy of my data is is correct. But first and foremost, it starts with me. I always double check every number before it goes into a model.\n\n'], ["Interviewer: Thank you for sharing those insights. Now, let's move on to a case study style problem that aligns with your background and expertise. Imagine you are leading a team at a mid-sized tech company that wants to transition its flagship software product from a one-time purchase model to a subscription-based model. The goal is to increase recurring revenue and improve customer retention. Can you propose a high-level solution architecture or approach to tackle this transition? \n\n", "Interviewee: That's exactly what I did at Rico USA. So, basically, basically, we first started with a survey, and we surveyed a bunch of different customers and asked them what their opinions were for software as a service as a service products, subscription based products. And based on the results of the of the of the survey that we sent out to our customers, we were able to identify exactly how they wanted these offerings to be, how they wanted the subscription or as a service to be formulated for. So, basically, we did the financial modeling to model it out for 5 years, and then we discovered that by changing our products, into as a service offerings, then we could project 38 $1,000,000 increase in revenue because you increase annual recurring revenue with a subscription process. So, basically, after I got the buy in, we changed several products, including printers. That was the case study that we did at Sanrico. We're basically in stack. Beforehand, Rico was selling and leasing their printers and copy machines. And when I came on board, after doing the financial analysis and getting the buying throughout upper level management, I was able to, sure, let them know that it's feasible, it's profitable, and we turned copy machines into an as a service offering for mids mid midsize businesses, which made sense for them because now mid level companies can afford the machinery that they needed to create conduct their business. So that successfully was launched, and we again project an increase in our of $38,000,000 just by the methodology that I that I did was by by talking to several people, getting insights, and getting feedback from customers, not getting feedback from internal partners like finance, marketing, sales, and then building the right financial models that showed the proformas and showed annual recurring revenue how much it would increase by turning all the products into a subscription based product.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Thank you for that detailed response. What potential challenges or constraints do you foresee in transitioning the flagship software product to a subscription-based model? \n\n', "Interviewee: Well, the challenge would be to help organizations accept the the the the product as a service as their business as usual case in the methods. And the way to do that is to show them that it's financially feasible feasible for small to medium sized businesses to be able to afford subscription because you don't have to commit to a term. You pay on a month to month basis. And with the prices right and if they're happy with the service, they continue paying for their monthly subscription as long as they've received the service and they're utilizing the services from your product. That's the way you can overcome the make sure you understand what the customer wants, make it a customer centric product. And then go forward with providing that to the market.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: What would be the key steps or milestones in implementing your proposed solution for transitioning to a subscription-based model? \n\n', 'Interviewee: Well, I would work with upper level management to set up those key steps. The key steps would be to get approval from finance to get approval from legal. To teach the sales executives the new method of selling teach them the new products that we are offering. So all these different objectives to take step by steps, different approval processes, and then just get sales to buy into it by teaching them and instructing them you know, why it be to their best advantage to sell their products to their customers on subscription based off And then we can get accounting to buy to to provide some financial projections as well on how ARR would increase. By turning into a subscription based product.\n\n'], ['Interviewer: What potential trade-offs or compromises might need to be made during the implementation of this transition? \n\n', "Interviewee: Different pricing structures if you are going to end the the term of length when it comes to trying to figure out what is the best option for a customer. Because, for example, small to medium sized customers, they don't want longer time commitment. So trying to find the appropriate length of the term of a contract and then finding goods good products to turn into subscription based models that that the customers will actually attracted to. So trying to find the demand would be an obstacle, and you know, advertising is some way to generate demand for someone these products. And those are some of the things that I would recommend to my future employer about how to overcome some of these obstacles.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: What opportunities for future enhancements or expansions do you see once the subscription-based model is successfully implemented? \n\n', "Interviewee: I think it gives the customers a bit more control as to what they want to buy, how they wanna buy. It gives them more flexibility It makes it easier through transact with companies. When customers are actually have a subscription based product. So there's lots of bad management. Customer satisfaction, easy to transact, it's more affordable for customers. These are the type of things that I would recommend or would be the future of this type of product going forward.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Thank you for your insights. How would you measure the success of the transition to a subscription-based model once it has been implemented? \n\n', 'Interviewee: I would measure this cassette the success by the number of sales at the sales people are acquiring. So I would do constant monitoring of the sales pipelines and, you know, work with marketing, work with sales. And to be able to identify which areas we need to reach. Therefore, by doing so, we can have a team effort between sales and marketing. And to try and get these products moving forward.\n\n'], ['Interviewer: What specific metrics or KPIs would you track to ensure the subscription-based model is performing as expected? \n\n', "Interviewee: I'm sorry. I didn't get the question.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: What specific metrics or KPIs would you track to ensure the subscription-based model is performing as expected? \n\n', "Interviewee: For example, I would measure the pipeline as to what the pipeline was looking at, the funnel pipeline, the sales, whether it's a lead all the way down to generating a sale. And report those metrics to both sales and marketing.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Thank you for your detailed responses. How would you handle customer feedback and incorporate it into improving the subscription-based model? \n\n', "Interviewee: I would send out surveys once a year to make sure that customers are enjoying the new products. And then based on those surveys, I would adjust the offerings to make it more customer centric because that's the way you get buying from customers. You make your product customer centric, you make your company customer centric. Then you're able to come up with great products for them. So constantly, monitoring the usage of customers' products, make sure that they're in increasing the usage, and get feedback from them through constant surveys throughout maybe throughout throughout the year, once every few years.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Thank you for sharing your approach. What strategies would you use to retain customers and reduce churn in the subscription-based model? \n\n', 'Interviewee: By keeping customers happy by providing the products that they want, that they need, by finding niche markets that no one has tapped into, these are some of the things that I would follow.\n\n'], ['Interviewer: How would you ensure that your team remains aligned and motivated throughout the transition to a subscription-based model? \n\n', "Interviewee: We'll always provide encouragement. I'm always actively supervising team members, but just speak to me. I'm making sure what their skills are, what how or where they're making a a a significant impact in the company. So I'm always monitoring and giving encouragement to feedback on a discreet level, making sure that employees are up to dates on their trainings, and they're doing what they're supposed to do.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Thank you for your thorough responses. What role do you see technology playing in the successful implementation and management of the subscription-based model? \n\n', "Interviewee: Well, I think with technology, you know, with AI driven advances, we're able to identify better customer basis. Customers are able to better identify their products. And maybe through artificial intelligence, we're able to align that technology to put together customers with products.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: How would you leverage Business Intelligence tools to support the transition and ongoing management of the subscription-based model? \n\n', "Interviewee: So besides Excel and doing the financial models in Excel, there's also Tableau, there's Looker, there is Power BI that I'm familiar with. And I would take all this data, and I would come up with charts and graphs and other visualizations for upper level management to see what the state of affairs are.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Thank you for sharing your approach. What steps would you take to ensure data integrity and security while using these Business Intelligence tools? \n\n', "Interviewee: As I said before, you double check, double check, double check all of the data to make sure it's correct. So you make sure that the data is complete. Correct, concise, and current. With that, you'll find this dataset is wealth of information you can use to be able to show whatever visualizations you need and what visualization tool software.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Thank you for your detailed responses. How would you prioritize and manage the key steps or milestones in your proposed solution to ensure a smooth transition to the subscription-based model? \n\n', "Interviewee: Well, step by step, I would calculate the steps that are needed to transition to the state model, but to a subscription state model. But, basically, just working with finance and working with accounting to make sure that everything is right, to make sure that we understand ASC's 06 guidelines, which are guidelines that are set for, recognizing revenue with respect to subscription based products. So just having a good sense of ASC 606 and working with accounting. We are better able to tackle some of these issues in bubbles.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Thank you for your insights. What potential risks do you foresee in this transition, and how would you mitigate them? \n\n', "Interviewee: Well, the potential risk is that you just never know if the customer is going to stick with the subscription product. And if they cancel early, then you are you're out of luck. And you lose some AR. So basically, just keep the customer informed, keep the customer happy, make sure that the salespeople are always in constant contact with the customers to make sure that we don't lose that customer. We keep growing our ARR.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Thank you for your thorough responses. How would you handle competition and ensure your subscription-based model stands out in the market? \n\n', 'Interviewee: Well, I would do competitive analysis to try and check and see what our competitors were doing, what their products were, what were good and bad about their products, and give all these detailed market research reports to upper level management to know what the other people are doing, what the other players are doing, and how we can stay competitive ourselves.\n\n'], ['Interviewer: Thank you for sharing your approach. How would you ensure continuous improvement and innovation in the subscription-based model after its initial implementation? \n\n', "Interviewee: I'm working with developers, making sure that there's constant innovation in the product. If the product stays stale, then it's not going to sell for much longer. So just by constantly innovating and working with develop teams, coming up with new ideas and brainstorming, People keep up with technology and make even better technology to keep people, keep customers happy with their subscription based products.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Thank you for your detailed responses. How would you align the subscription-based model with the overall strategic goals of the company? \n\n', "Interviewee: Number 1 priority because it's a transition that the company, Rico, that I was working with beforehand, which trying to do. They made it their North Star project, which is trans to transform all the products into as a service or subscription type products. And so, therefore, just, you know, that would be the best best to do is just stay on it and to be humble about your work, but also to be prepared with what challenges might come your way.\n\n"], ['Interviewer: Thank you for sharing your approach. How would you communicate the benefits of the subscription-based model to both internal stakeholders and customers? \n\n', 'Interviewee: Well, through through memos, through newsletters, and through PowerPoint presentation, I would do quarterly to make sure that all levels of management knew exactly how things turn.\n\n'], ['Interviewer: Thank you for your insights. How would you ensure that the pricing strategy for the subscription-based model is competitive and attractive to customers? \n\n', 'Interviewee: I would do a pricing comparison with other products from other competitors in the market. That sometimes means, like, mystery or secret shopping, and just understand what the competitors products are, understand their pricing, and make our pricing similar to theirs, if not even more competitive to be able to get a greater market share for our product.\n\n'], ['Interviewer: Thanks for taking the time to interview with us! The time allotted for our interview has come to an end. We will reach out to you with next steps shortly. Please click the end interview button to end the interview.', 'Interviewee:']]}

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