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What's the best way to answer the 'Try to sell me this pen' sales interview question?

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Question ajoutée par Nuha Ali , writer , freelance
Date de publication: 2014/11/09
Angelika Aidynova
par Angelika Aidynova , Store manager , LLC KAMI

- Sell me this pen

- Good. Would you give me your autograph? 

-Yes, but I have no pens (answer interlocutor. He's put it to you).

- Then buy my 

Ayman Hashem Mostafa Shelpaya
par Ayman Hashem Mostafa Shelpaya , Office Manager , IHR

you need to focus on

1-the Materials

2-how it comfortable to use

3-how it working for long time as the ink pipe is bigger than the normal one

4- how the clarity of the ink

5- the price is competitive

Ahmad Nasralla
par Ahmad Nasralla , Administrative Mgr , Meshal Alakeel Law Firm

In my opinion, that is a pointless question that just puts the interviewee on the spot. It is no measure of that person's ability to sell a product. Typically a sales rep is educated about the product they are to sell and the industry techniques to do so. Asking someone to sell you a pen in a car sales position interview is completely irrelevant. As a manager I think I would have much more fundamental things to ask about and look for in that person. I recommend managers use the S.T.A.R interview technique for I think it is much more objective.  

Saleem Khatri
par Saleem Khatri , Head of Finance , Berger Paints International

After the release of a movie Rocket Singh, this question has become like a must for all sales/marketing interviews. All sales/marketing candidates should watch this movie before attending an interview ...

padmakumar pathiyil
par padmakumar pathiyil , Marketing Consultant , Management Consultancy

Just sell it. Do not hesitate to sell. This is a question normally asked to a person attending a sales job interview.

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