Sales Executive Import

You risk coming off sounding conceited or being cross questioned if you answer this one too early. Instead consider the following answers as possibilities.

"I don't yet have enough information about the position and your company, to tell you that I can do this job."

Continuation 1: "Since you've invited me to this interview, could you please tell me what you see in my qualifications and experience that make you believe I can do this job?" (I'm not looking for assurance from them; I answer and ask with confidence in order to obtain information) If the interviewer does not have a copy of my resume present, I will instead ask if he or she has had the opportunity to review my resume.

Continuation 2: "Would you mind if I asked a few questions I've prepared to get to better understand the job first?" The employer would be unreasonable to say "no", and you can come back to answer their question later once you know more about the position.

If you have a charm and a great sense of humour, you could say "Doing your job", but I personally wouldn't gamble on it.

Be careful to think about your job prospects for the interview with this company. If you're only taking the job for what it has to offer you in the short to medium term, then you better feel comfortable answering this question.

If you're still in your twenties, you can answer with: "When I left college, I thought I had my career mapped out for 10 years. Experience has taught me not to get ahead of myself with career planning. I've learned a lot about myself with each position. So I prefer to now be open to more career paths to gain the necessary experience" Then ask: "What do you see as possible career paths for the person who takes this position?"

A more subtle form of the "What are your 2 weakest areas?"

Option 1: Mention weaknesses that won't affect this position much. If its a position that involves constant change and challenge, then mention that "I get bored easily doing the same thing over." (if it's true of course). If it's an early start, mention that: "I have more energy earlier in the day, and tend to get tired in the early evening. This was a problem in a previous shift job."

Option 2: Talk about an area that you're currently working on, or have recently solved. "This position requires project management experience. I've recently taken a course on MS Project, and have just successfully delivered a freelance project where I project managed outsourced developers."

Option 3: Talk about weaknesses that they can already see on your CV, be the first to bring these up. If they bring them up, you'll likely be on the back foot and will lose the opportunity to stay on top of things during the interview: "Your role has staff management responsibilities, and as you can see from my Resume, I haven't yet had direct report responsibilities." Of course if you have vacation or part-time staff management experience, mention it here. Don't try excuse it or play it up, else you'll be seen as trying to compensate for a weakness. Remember: They invited you in for the interview despite this weakness, so if they weren't overly phased by it, you shouldn't be either.

Continuation: "After reading through my Resume, what do you see as my areas for future improvement?" You don't want to leave the interview room with the employer never giving you a chance to answer the REAL question behind this question.

So the time comes for you to ask your own questions. Your questions reveal a lot about you, and they are your chance to know if you're walking into a mine-field of a position. Here are some favorite questions to fire off at your interviewer:

► Is this a new position?

► What skills would the perfect candidate have?

► What are the ways you measure the productivity and effectiveness of this position?

► How soon do you plan on hiring someone?

► What are the critical issues that require immediate attention?

► How many people have previously been in this position?

► How long have you been with the company?

► Is there someone in addition to you that will make the hiring decision?

► Who would be doing my job in the event of my vacation absence?

► Would I be expected to perform anyone else's duties in the event of another employee's absence?

► Do you have a policy and procedures manual?

► Who would I be reporting to?

► Could you tell me more about your company's IT / growth / company strategy?

► How often does the company promote progressive employees and how soon can I expect a promotion?

► Do you think your company is one where I can excel and reach my potential?

► If given the opportunity, what changes would you make in your college? Why?

► Have you ever had a conflict with a professor, etc? How did you resolve it?

► If I were to ask one of your professors to describe you, what would he or she say?

► What skills do you think is required to excel in this job?

► What are the things, you may want to avoid in a job? Why?

► What do you think it takes to be successful in sales & marketing?

► What accomplishments in your life have given you the most satisfaction?

► Would your rather work with information or with people? Why?

► What motivates you?

► Tell me about one of your most recent goals and what you did to achieve it

► What are your career goals/ career aspirations?

► How do you plan to achieve these goals?

► How will this job help you to achieve your career goals?

► What kind of job do you see yourself holding five years from now?

► What do you feel you need to develop in terms of skill & knowledge in order to excel in your job?

► Why do you think you will be successful in this role?

► What would you like to accomplish, if you got this job?

► What are your strengths and areas of improvement?

► Where do you see yourself 5 years from now

► Can you share any past positive experience that has created an impact in your career?

► Who or what in your life has influenced you most in relation to your career growth? Why?

► What skills do you think is required to excel in this job?

► Why do you want to change your field from XYZ to this industry?

► What do you think is different between a goal and an ambition? (Expected response can be-Goals need to be SMART and Ambition is volatile and if your ambitious it helps you to achieve your goal)

► Did you get an opportunity to work under pressure, if yes please elaborate?

► What are some of the things you feel you have done particularly well in your job or in which you have achieved the greatest success? Why do you feel this way?

► What are the things, you may want to avoid in a job? Why?

► What kind of people do you find it most difficult to work with? Why?

► Do you prefer working alone or in a group?

► How do you evaluate success?

► What do you think it takes to be successful in sales & marketing?

► What accomplishments in your life have given you the most satisfaction??

► Would your rather work with information or with people?

► What are your career goals/ career aspirations?

► How do you plan to achieve these goals?

► How will this job help you to achieve your career goals?

► What kind of job do you see yourself holding five years from now?

► What do you feel you need to develop in terms of skill & knowledge in order to excel in sales marketing?

► What kind of job responsibility you will like to be indulged in near future?

► Why do you think you will be successful in this role?

► What would you like to accomplish, if you got this job?

► What are your strengths and areas of improvement?

► Where do you see yourself 5 years from now

► Can you share any past positive experience that has created an great impact in your career?

► Who or what in your life has influenced you most in relation to your career growth? Why

► what skills would be required to excel in this job?

► What are your career goals/ career aspirations?

► How do you plan to achieve these goals?

► How will this job help you to achieve your career goals?

► What kind of job do you see yourself holding five years from now?

► What do you feel you need to develop in terms of skill & knowledge in order to excel in your job?

► Why do you think you will be successful in this role?

► What would you like to accomplish if you had this job?

► What are your strengths and areas of improvement?

► Where do you see yourself 5 years from now

► Can you share any past positive experience that has created an impact in your career?

► Who or what in your life has influenced you most in relation to your career growth? Why

► what skills would be required to excel in this job?

► Why do u want to change your field from XYZ to this industry

► What do you think is different between a goal and an ambition? (Expected response can be-Goals need to be SMART and Ambition is volatile and if your ambitious it helps you to achieve your goal)

► Did you get an opportunity to work under pressure, if yes please elaborate?

► What are some of the things you feel you have done particularly well in your job or in which you have achieved the greatest success? Why do you

feel this way?

16. What are the things, you may want to avoid in a job? Why?