You know what? I have been interviewing perspective employees since Friday.
I am amazed at how many people don’t know how to interview for a sales position. Especially people who “have been in sales” before.
Apparently there are some that just don’t know.. and as most of us learned as kids
“knowing is half the battle”
So me being truly about Helping the People,
Let me just put some helpful hints out here…..
1. Not answering the question.
This is an interview, not a talk about whatever the hell you want to session.
If I ask you about your prior sales experience; don’t tell me about a time when you helped an old lady across the street. Or even worse don’t try to lose me with linguistic gymnastics, its an insult to my intelligence and really is it ever good to insult a perspective employer?
2. Know that sales is about the money. Look, helping people is fine; but you can help people in many other fields. Unless you are talking about how you help customers to get the sale? I don’t want to hear that shyt.
3. Dress for the interview. Not for the club, don’t wear your 6 inch high heels and barely to the knee skirt. IRON. Make sure your clothes are clean. If your hair is pink, or purple or Gucci lemonade you best get your #2b lace front out of layaway early to cover that up know your body strengths. If you got flabby ass upper arms? Cover that shyt up for the interview.
4. Firm hand shake and eye contact. Also if you have clammy hands? Carry a napkin or something and wipe your hands before you touch mine. UGHH nasty hand ass!
5. Carry some type of breath refresher. I mean got DAYUM… you know you smell that son! I cant hire somebody that is going to be in my face every single day with the monster breath. Do you not have insurance and you got a rotten tooth back there? What is the real bizness?
6. Be able to sell yourself. What makes you a good candidate? What? You’re a people person? You also like to help people? Get the f!ck outta here with that! Are you interviewing to be a nun? A candy striper? If not, get a real answer. Being grown and sexy is about more than wearing velvet blazers and one piece short sets with heels.
7. Please, please, please only use words you are familiar with; oh and that are actual words. Conversate? Uncomfortability? Yeah. Stop it.
8. Give some real weaknesses. By now everyone is hip to the give a strength disguised as a weakness routine. Oh I work to hard, I cant stop until my work is complete, sometimes I cant walk away from my job, *blink* Okay.
Anyway what do you think of my list? You know I have been told I take criticism to well. It’s a weakness…. lol
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2 days ago
LMAO!!!! I found myself wondering, this morning, about mistakes people make in interviews (because I have one today)..... this is too funny.
ReplyDelete"If you got flabby ass upper arms? Cover that shyt up for the interview."
ReplyDeleteYou wouldn't hire someone for this? I do have a question for you. How do you decide who interviews and who doesn't?
@humble.. its not a definite "no" but a strike against you.
ReplyDeleteEspecially if you well be dealing with commercial sales. They have to buy you before the product.
Also on an interview you should be presenting your best. If you dont know that your arms are flabby and not your best asset that is a reflection on you.
As far as who is selected, really its simple. We have an electronic screening process that scans the apps and pick the ones that use the key skills and listings from the posting. Depending on how much time we have to hire, I normally ask the recruiter to call and qualify all of those over the phone. T hose that make a good impression on the phone are selected for the next round.
The last round of interviews is based on several things. But some key things that people miss….Did you seem interested, did you answer the question we asked, were you confident, did you ask for the job?
Fat folks get the shaft again...
ReplyDeleteNah, this is a good list.