Presented here are some sample questions generally asked in a sales manager interview:

☛ What is your best strength at the job?

☛ What were you main duties in the previous job?

☛ What do you like the best about being a sales manager?

☛ How do you arrange your daily work?

☛ How many first sales appointments a week are considered as a successful week?

☛ Describe a typical sales process (or sales cycle) for big ticket items and for smaller ones.

☛ What are your selling techniques, how do you present/launch a new product? What presentation's skills require?

☛ What are your goals in term of professional development and advancement?

☛ How did you develop your best-selling techniques?

☛ Describe some success stories and some difficulties. How did you handle the difficulties?

☛ What have you found to be the most important skills in negotiating and succeeding in sales?

☛ How do you handle rejections?

☛ Describe sales-teamwork; how did you handle your team challenges?