Here is the list of sales interview questions and answers by which you can get an idea of giving the interview of sales executive in any company. The given answers are only suggestions for you. You can personalize your answers as per the situation. The list of sales interview questions and answers are as follows:-

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10+ Sales Interview Questions with Sample Answers

Question:- Tell me about yourself?

Answer:- When interviewer asked this question then you totally focused on your main strength and attributes. The main things you must describe regarding this question are:-

1. Your Qualifications.

2. Career History

3. Range of Skills – Mainly emphasize on those skills which are relevant to the job on offer.

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Question:- What are your achievements?

Answer:- The achievement must be related to the job and also fairly recent. You must focused on the skills that you used in the achievement and relate these skills to the job offer by the company. There are so many examples, in which some of them are following:-

1. Design the sales ledger system.

2. Implement the new designs for sales ledger system.

3. Save the big amount for company in interest per month by improving the position of our debtors.

Question:- Are you happy with your career to date?

Answer:-  This question is based on your self confidence, attitude and your dreams. Your answer must be ‘Yes’. You have to explain about your career from starting to till date. Firstly you would explain about the bright side of your career by which you can prove that you are happy with your career and then you  would explain the worst side of your career so that interviewer totally satisfied by your answer.

Question:- What is the most difficult situation you have had to face and how did you tackle it?

Answer:- The main motto of asking this question by interviewer is to know that what is the exact definition of difficult according to you. The interviewer also wants to know that in any kind of difficult how will you find the way to come out of that situation or difficult. Through this question, he/she also checks your problem solving skills. The main things you have to describe in this question are define the problem, options to come out from the problem, main reason behind the option you selected, what was the output.

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Question:- What do you like about your present job?

Answer:- When you answering this question remember that you have to explain about your likes for present job which are relevant to the skills required in this job. But also remember one thing that do not talked about likes for present job so much as you want to leave that job.

Question:- What do you dislike about your present job?

Answer:- The motive of asking this question to you by the interviewer that he/she wants to know your dislikes and weaknesses. So, be prepared for this question and don’t be too specific with this answer. Your answer is related to the characteristics of present company, their growth, their size, their environment, their management team, their processes, etc.

Question:- What are your strengths?

Answer:- When interviewer asked this question, you have to focus your main strengths. There are some examples are given:-

1. Learning Attitude

2. Positive Thinking and Approach.

3. Good Team Leading Qualities.

4. Good Management Capabilities.

5. Understand the responsibility of growth of company.

Question:- What is your greatest weakness?

Answer:- When interviewer asked you about your weakness then never say that you have none. This will show a negative impact and we all know that nobody is perfect. So, there are some examples by which you can easily answer this question. The examples are:-

1. I am too much demanding at times.

2. Lack of experience.

3. Any personal problem

4. Sometimes too much expectations from the team.

Question:- What motivates you?

Answer:- The interviewer asked this question to check you whether you are self motivated or not. So, be prepared for it and give the answer in such a way that your motivation comes from within. You said that you are motivated by the challenges of sale.

Question:- How do you handle rejection?

Answer:- A good sales person is that who is capable of handle the rejections. The interviewer wants to know that you are capable of handling the rejections again and again from the customers or clients. You never say that you had never faced any kind of rejection in your life. You have to answer that you take your rejections as motivation and opportunity of learning something.

Question:- Have you consistently met your sales goals?

Answer:- You have to answer that you have always consistently met your sales goals. You can also tell some examples or achievements you have got in past. Don’t forget to mention the team efforts by which you have always met your sales goals consistently.

Question:- Sell me this pen.

Answer:- When interviewer asked this question to you, then don’t hesitate and be confident to sell the pen. You just focused on the qualities of the pen. Remember one thing don’t sell the pen sell what the buyer is looking to buy. For example, you can ask the buyer about selecting a pen questions, need of pen in his job, etc.

We hope the above mentioned sales interview questions and answers will help you ace your next sales interview. For more sales interview questions and know that how to answer those sales interview questions, stay connected with us!

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