Our guest is Anna who is a Senior Brand and Marketing Manager at Walmart. Prior to Walmart Anna was working at companies that include Bare Escentuals and Banana Republic. Anna also has expanded her team and can share her experience as a hiring manager.

Hi Anna, welcome to Silicon Valley Pro! I am excited to learn about your perspectives on hiring.

Can you briefly introduce yourself? What do you do as a Senior Brand and Marketing Manager?
QUESTIONS OF THE YEAR: IS WALMART ON A HIRING FREEZE?
How many people work under your management? What roles?
What’s your strategy for building a new team?
Did you get to participate in a hiring process? Can you describe a hiring process?
What are the main qualities and skills are you looking for in the candidate?
What tools must candidates know? (brand and content management)
What questions do you usually ask in the interview? And what are you looking to hear?
What questions do you expect candidates to ask you? And what does it tell you about them?
What was the funniest or unexpected question someone asked you?
What points must be checked for you to consider a hire?
Can you tell me a time when you failed an interview? (ex. Asked wrong questions, hired someone who you regret you did that, did not hire someone and regret it, OR you were interviewing for a position and had failed an interview)
Share something with viewers: list of books, script, template for marketing brand, and content management.