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Sales representatives represent organizations and sell their products and services to members of the target audience. When you interview for a sales representative position, you'll likely face questions that relate to the soft and hard skills needed to succeed in sales, as well as your previous sales experience.

Top Sales Representative Interview Questions & How to Answer

Question 1

Question #1: How do you stay motivated?

How to answer
How to answer: A salesperson must be able to self-motivate, especially after dealing with rejection or challenging sales situations. In your answer, talk about what motivates you to succeed and helps you to keep going in your efforts. Examples of motivators include personal and professional goals, passion for the product or service, and financial stability.
Question 2

Question #2: What type of work environment is most appealing to you?

How to answer
How to answer: Working in sales might involve collaborating with a team or working independently. An interviewer asks this question to determine whether your work style aligns with how the position will work. You might research the company culture and work environment prior to the interview to point out specifics of the organization and its atmosphere that work for you.
Question 3

Question #3: How do you build rapport with prospects?

How to answer
How to answer: A question about building rapport allows you to demonstrate your sales skills. Examples include effective communication, listening skills, and making connections. Use the STAR method (situation, action, task, result) to describe a particular situation in which you built a strong rapport with a prospect.

69,275 sales representative interview questions shared by candidates

How do you deal with a difficult customer? What would a sales man have to do to get you to buy a product? How would you explain a price differential to a customer? How did you deal with feedback from management? Why do you want to work for us?
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Customer Sales Representative

Interviewed at State Farm

3.4★
Nov 24, 2016

How do you deal with a difficult customer? What would a sales man have to do to get you to buy a product? How would you explain a price differential to a customer? How did you deal with feedback from management? Why do you want to work for us?

I had 2 phone interviews which I was told I did very well. I have plenty of experience in phone sales. At my face to face, the manager had the nerve (stupidity) to ask me, "Where do you see yourself in 5 years, retired and tending your garden?" They didn't realize from my resume (as I only go back 7 years) how old I was when they spoke to me on the phone.
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Sales Development Representative

Interviewed at Podium

3.8★
Aug 15, 2017

I had 2 phone interviews which I was told I did very well. I have plenty of experience in phone sales. At my face to face, the manager had the nerve (stupidity) to ask me, "Where do you see yourself in 5 years, retired and tending your garden?" They didn't realize from my resume (as I only go back 7 years) how old I was when they spoke to me on the phone.

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