⟩ Business Development Manager Sample Interview Questions
► Why should we hire you as a Business Development Manager?
► Describe your results with generating new contacts and potential clients.
► What do you know about securing bid opportunities related to construction and renovations of hotels and high-end retail stores?
► In your view, what is the most important aspect in the development of a strategy to recruit and secure new business? Why?
► What do you find most challenging when facilitating meetings with clients and negotiating contracts. Why?
► Tell me about a meeting in which you supported someone else's ideas. What did the person say, and how did you support him/her?
► Of which proposal assignment or achievement are you proudest?
► What was the toughest academic decision you made? How did you arrive at that decision? What alternatives did you consider?
► Tell me about a time when your enthusiasm dropped after an especially long workday. When did it drop? What did you do?
► It's hard to "stay on top" of everything going on in an area. Describe a time when you didn't observe a developing problem. What happened?
► What are your standards of success in your job? What have you done to meet these standards as a Business Development Manager? Give a recent example.
► What is your experience as a Business Development Manager ? Tell me about some specific things you did.
► Tell me a bit more about your background with maintaining strong working relationships with corporate clients.
► How do you ensure success when you retaining and growing the existing client base?
► How have you established priorities to implement a new vision or directive? Give an example.
► What qualities do you think make a great Business Development Manager?