{"id":15187,"date":"2024-02-19T19:11:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T08:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/?p=15187"},"modified":"2024-02-23T19:16:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T08:16:51","slug":"what-not-to-do-in-a-sales-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/what-not-to-do-in-a-sales-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"What Not To Do In A Sales Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Recruiter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/team-member\/nick-matthews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Matthews<\/a>\u00a0has a top tip for you:<\/p>\n<p>Fastest way to kill a sales interview?<\/p>\n<p>Starting a sentence with &#8220;As you can tell on my CV&#8221; or &#8220;If you saw my CV.&#8221; As a recruiter, I always read your CV before reaching out to you.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m interested in hearing about your role and responsibilities in your own words because interviews are a sales pitch for yourself \ud83d\udc40. They help me understand your approach, personality, and areas where you excel.<\/p>\n<p>Emotional intelligence can&#8217;t be put on a resume. So, talk to me!<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, I&#8217;ll have no choice but to pass on your application because someone else took the time to cover their experience in more detail.<\/p>\n<p>Finding the best sales talent means talking to everyone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">READY FOR A GAME-CHANGING CAREER OR TEAM ENHANCEMENT?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"FeedBlockStory TaskStoryFeed-blockStory\">\n<div class=\"FeedBlockStory-content\">\n<div class=\"BlockStoryStructure BlockStory\">\n<div class=\"BlockStoryStructure-block\">\n<div class=\"BlockStoryStructure-body\">\n<div class=\"TruncatedRichText\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"RichText3 TruncatedRichText-richText\">\n<div class=\"TypographyPresentation TypographyPresentation--m RichText3-paragraph--withVSpacingNormal RichText3-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\">For professionals poised for their next career step or employers in pursuit of exceptional talent, delve into unmatched <a class=\"PrimaryLink BaseLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IT, sales, and marketing recruitment<\/a> across APAC and the USA. 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