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Sales Interview Questions and Answers

1. What interests you in the sales industry?

2. What interests you most in selling our products?

3. What past experiences make you good at sales?

4. What traits do you have that make you good at sales?

5. Sell our product to me.

6. What sales technologies do you have experience using?

7. Tell me about a time when you met your sales goals.

8. Tell me about a time when you did not meet your sales goals.

9. How do you build rapport with customers?

10. How do you keep up with sales trends in [industry]?

11. What do you know about our company?

12. Tell me a bit more about yourself.

13. Give me an overview of your career to date.

14. What are your short- to mid-term career goals?

15. How do you generate, develop, and close sales opportunities?

16. What do you consider your most significant sales achievement to date?

17. Tell me about a time that you failed to achieve goals you set. What went wrong and how could the outcome have been different?

18. Why are you interested in this company? Why are you interested in this role?

19. Consider a time when you haven’t gotten along with someone on your team. What would that person say about you?

20. Tell me about the toughest sale you’ve ever made.

21. Have you ever had to break up with a client or prospect? How did you approach that?

22. Do you consider yourself a team player?

23. What do you do when sales are down?

24. What hobbies do you have outside of work?

25. How would you describe your personality?

26. How would your friends describe your personality?

27. Do you prefer working independently or in a team?

28. Do you have strong persuasive skills?

29. Are you familiar with this company’s product offerings?

30. What’s your definition of an ideal work environment?

31. What technical skills or programs do you want to learn? How would you work to become proficient in using them?

32. Describe a situation where you received criticism from your manager. How did you respond to it?

33. What is your biggest professional strength?

34. Why do you want to leave your current position?

35. What relevant experiences do you have working on sales teams?

36. What has been your favourite part about working as a sales representative in the past?