Professional Sales Job Interviews

Actually selling is not an easy task, you may need proper knowledge and trainings on strategy to sell something. There are various strategies that I want to share with you.

1st Telemarketing. Almost every credit card company and big loan institution make use of this strategy because its the less cost but effective way to market your product or services. What you will need in here is just the Leads (that can be get from your telephone directory, newspaper, ads paper, or even phonebook), Spiel (this will serve as your script, you need to make it lively and convincing), and of course your telephone.

2nd Brochures, Posters, and etc. This strategy is old one but I find it still effective. You need to give-out brochure, post your Banners, and have a booth at places that has many people such as at malls, near offices, and etc. Using this strategy will require you great effort and money.

3rd Advertising. Almost everyday we see promotions on TV, we see big advertisement on Newspaper, and we hear promotions on radio. This strategy is very effective now a days but very expensive.

4th ON-LINE Advertising. Almost everyone who is reading this blog knows how to use the computer right? And almost every one of us keeps on browsing and searching for websites, blogs, or forums. This web-content site has sponsor ads at the side and sometimes we tend to be curious that’s why we click it. In this manner we learn something about the product or the services that the advertiser is offering.

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Don’t respond with comments about your hobbies, spouse, or extra curricular activities. Instead talk about your strengths, achievements, and qualifications for the position. Just remember to support the skills you mention with concrete examples. For example, instead of saying “I’m a hard worker,” go into detail by mentioning that you always make sure your projects are above standards and meet deadlines, and then cite any commendation that complements this. And don’t be too much proud in answering the questions, for it may leave bad impression to the interviewer. Get rid of one’s interview jitters by asking a friend to conduct a mock interview with you. It’s a chance to practice your answering technique and how’d you formulate your responses-live. Plus, you will get constructive feed. This will guide you towards improving your interview styles and presentation.

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Most people hate interviews since it’s the most crucial part of finding a job. Facing your interview is stressful. It’s one’s way of entering the company and establishing one’s self with their future boss. Every question asked by the interviewer is used to differentiate your skills, experience and personality to that of other candidates. The company wants to determine if what you have to offer will match well with the organization’s mission and goals. Before your actual interview, practice your answer to basic questions like “Tell me more about yourself” and “Why should we hire you”. Offer a response that supports your career objective.

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3. In order to make your resume attractive, I suggest that you put template or something that catch the attention of the HR or the Employer so that they can prioritized your resume but avoid to much or over because they might be irritated with it and throw it away.

4. Make a clean and proper resume. Don’t submit a resume that is crumpled or folded and dirty because it’s not good to the eye sight of the HR or the Employer. It must be clean and place in a long folder or enveloped to avoid unnecessary dirt.

5. Don’t forget to put at least 3 Character Reference with contact nos. so that the HR or the Employer can Investigate on your background.

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How to prepare a good resume?

Resume, Curriculum Vitae or Bio-Data is a personal information sheet of a person applying for a job. It is a piece of paper where in all the information to an applicant can be seen such as Name, Contact Information, Personal Information, Educational Attainment, Other Skills, Seminars Attended and Awards Received, Previous Working Experience if available and Personal References. I will now give tips on how to prepare a comprehensive resume:

1. According to one seminar that I have attended “Preparing a Good Resume”. In the trends today, Picture in the resume is not necessary because most of applicants apply thru job fair which requires appearance to the booth of the company. Or even through walk-in that requires the applicant to drop-by the office and apply personally.

2. Most of the e-mail addresses in the Resume of applicants are improper and must be changed to a proper one by putting it in a pattern, lastname_firstname@email.com.

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After all of this if we find their voice interested we need to ask them immediately where to fax or to mail the application form. After the client furnish all the requirements and the application form we need to ask them to fax back the application form to us for a fast processing. After the form forwarded to the credit card company we will just wait if the client was approved so that we will have our commission. In this type of job the compensation depends on the agency but in my case it is commission basis in short I will just earn if I have made a sales.

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Telemarketing is one kind of sales or marketing strategy and at the same time it is a professional sales job. Let me share my experience in this kind of job so that you will have a clear picture on what it is. I work as a telemarketer for 6 months in an agency of a well known credit card company. Our routine is to call all the numbers in the prospect list that is given by the agency. Ask the clients if they have credit cards, if they have one we need to ask them what credit card it is and invite them to apply for our credit card.

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1. When the day of your interview comes. Don’t Panic! Relax..

2. If possible research about the company so that you will be familiarized with the environment.

3. Prepare yourself. You must be in good grooming and proper attire. If possible avoid too much accessories for it will distract the interviewer.

4. Please come on time. Employer hates tardy employees.

5. When you are about to interview. Greet the interviewer by shaking his/her hand for it will add positive points to the camaraderie/atmosphere between the two of you.

6. during the interview. Listen attentive to the interviewers questions and answer it smartly if possible keep your answer short and simple so that the interviewer will not be bored to the conversation.

7. When the interview is already done. Thank the interviewer by saying “Thank You” and shaking his/her hand.

8. Think Positive! To attract positive energy and surely you will win this job.

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According to Alyson Doyle, the guide to job searching at About.com, a behavioral interview “is based on the premise that a candidate’s past performance is the best predictor of future performance.” Given that, you have to prepare for it by making a mental compilation of your skills, values and interests. Emphasize these things during the interview as a way of assuring the hiring manager of your good future performance.

As much as possible, try to be precise in the information you will give. Detailed responses are more appropriate than short and direct ones. Be confident and relate to the hiring manager your work experiences and how this could help you be an asset to the company.

Another type of job interview that is being employed by hiring managers is behavioral interview. So, what exactly is behavioral interview? It is a kind of interview that seeks to get a clear view of the past work experience of the interviewee. It aims to know the behavior of the interviewee during his past jobs and how it has contributed to his success or failure. It is done to get a snapshot of how the interviewee will fare as a worker if ever he gets chosen for the job. Today, ore and more hiring managers are using this kind of interview to better facilitate the screening of job candidates.