As a hiring manager, what do the best sales candidates have in common?
Carta Senior Director of Sales - Venture Capital at Carta • 11mo
In my experience, the best sales candidates are masters of their craft, whatever that may be. I love asking candidates to walk me through something they've sold before, o...
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TikTok Head of Sales, Products & Services • 3y
This is a very important question and one that not everyone will see eye to eye with me on this. But personally, it has never failed me up until now. There are a few elem...
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Ironclad Senior Global Director, Revenue Enablement • 3y
Great question and something I love talking to (and sometimes 'debating') our leaders about - the idea behind 'what's the characteristic (or two) of your best seller you ...
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AlphaSense Senior Director, Strategic Sales • 3y
Good question! I evaluate every sales candidate who is interviewing to join my team on the same 3 criteria: 1. Sales Skills & Knowledge - key expertise & skills ...
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Vanta Head Of Sales • 2y
The answer to this question depends on the sales leader (i.e. me vs someone else), the product that the rep is selling, the stage of the business, etc. The list goes on. ...
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In my experience, the best sales candidates are not necessarily people with the most years of sales experience. I've noticed the best sales candidates all have these qual...
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Ironclad Senior Global Director, Revenue Enablement • 1y
The best sales candidates often share several key traits and skills that set them apart. As a hiring manager, you can identify high-potential candidates by looking for th...
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HubSpot GTM Leader | Building Products that help Sales teams win | Formerly Clari, CallidusCloud (SAP), Selectica CPQ, Cacheflow • 3y
I'd say the one thing that winning candidates have in common is based on how easy they are to talk to. When an interview goes right its. Focused Educational Inpsired In...
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Notion Mid-Market Sales Leader • 2y
The best sales candidates are able to demonstrate their curiosity, coachability and empathy in the interview process. These are three attributes that we see in our most s...
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Freshworks VP Partnerships • 1y
The best sales candidates often share key traits and skills that set them apart. Here’s what top-performing candidates tend to have in common:1. Resilience & Grit – S...
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Glide VP of Sales • 2y
As a hiring manager, the best sales candidates have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. They come prepared with questions about the organization, sales team structure a...
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