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In a sales manager interview, expect the interviewers to ask questions about your mentoring abilities, communication skills, and leadership qualities. Employers want to know about your ability to manage a team of employees while ensuring they fulfill certain sales quotas.

Top Sales Manager Interview Questions & How To Answer

Question 1

Question #1: Describe a time when conflict arose among a team you managed and how you resolved it.

How to answer
How to answer: With this open-ended question, you're given a chance to highlight how you deal with conflict management. Although the resolution can vary, your ability to hear both sides of the story and diffuse the issue with a fair solution is imperative.
Question 2

Question #2: What are some ways you keep team morale up when approaching a tight deadline?

How to answer
How to answer: Since burnout in sales is common, interviewers want to know how you keep your employees motivated when they're under pressure. Sales managers understand what's expected of their team but know it's important to pay attention to their well-being. Highlight your ability to advocate for your team members.
Question 3

Question #3: How would you split your time if you found that several of your team members were struggling?

How to answer
How to answer: As a sales manager, you're tasked with ensuring your team is successful in meeting certain goals. Mention that you would use your communication and managerial skills to work closely with those who are struggling and suggest they pair up with stronger team members for guidance.

27,581 sales manager interview questions shared by candidates

unexpected questions are irrelevant here, they stay on topic. The most unexpected question was if you are planning on staying with our company, what aspect of your job requirements are you most likely going to have slip as your work begins to become more habitual than a newer job like after the first six months to a year. I thought it was an interesting yet difficult question because usually an employer would ask what your weaknesses may be, but the way it was worded was simple after thinking about it... the interviewer wanted to see if you would continue with a job and eventually get lazy and skip out on certain tasks that you as a manager are/would be entitled to do on a daily basis.
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Interviewed at DICK'S Sporting Goods

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Apr 5, 2014

unexpected questions are irrelevant here, they stay on topic. The most unexpected question was if you are planning on staying with our company, what aspect of your job requirements are you most likely going to have slip as your work begins to become more habitual than a newer job like after the first six months to a year. I thought it was an interesting yet difficult question because usually an employer would ask what your weaknesses may be, but the way it was worded was simple after thinking about it... the interviewer wanted to see if you would continue with a job and eventually get lazy and skip out on certain tasks that you as a manager are/would be entitled to do on a daily basis.

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