What is your favorite sales interview question and the best answer you've heard?

I don’t have a single favorite question, but there are two traits I love to test for: curiosity and grit. Curiosity: In my mind, this is hands down the most important tra...

One of our company’s core values is having the courage to be vulnerable. This behavior is key to being successful at Culture Amp and within a sales role. In order to bett...

One of the key attributes I like to test for in interviews is the candidates self awareness and grit. My favorite question to ask here is "What is the most difficult feed...

My favorite sales interview question is meant to figure out if a sales rep has really run complex deals regularly. I ask them to name their top 3 large and complex deal...

One of my favorite sales interview questions to ask is "Tell me about a time something did not go according to plan in your personal or professional life. What happened a...

Personally my favorite interview question, which I ask all of my hires from SDRs/BDRs to Sales Directors, is:"Of everything in your life (professionally, personally, acad...

I love to ask a rep to walk me through a deal they closed. Then I ask for a second deal. Then I ask for a third. And I really spend time having a deep conversation on the...

I have 2 questions that I love to ask to guage self-awareness. 1. The first is simply - What is the 1 thing that you think you could really improve on or do better? 2. ...

My favorite to ask always starts with, "Tell me a story about..." The ending can be anything from professional to personal.Tell me a story about your proudest customer wi...