Professionalism is key at interview stage
Turning off a mobile phone and making the most of previous experience will stand sales jobs applicants in good stead during interviews, according to one expert.
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone, authors of business advice books, wrote in the Huffington Post about the essentials to succeeding in interviews, which may interest people looking for sales jobs.
They said that basics like turning off a mobile phone can sometimes be forgotten in a stressful interview situation but that potential employees in sales jobs need to make sure they do not make mistakes in order to make a lasting, positive impression.
Speaking about a candidate who answered a phone call in an interview, the pair wrote: "We kept glancing at each other and the cell phone, wondering if it would ring and, if so, whether the young man would actually stop the interview to answer it."
Business mogul James Caan, who appears on the BBC show The Dragon's Den, recently wrote in the Telegraph about the importance of raising the bar when performing in interviews during the economic downturn.
Aaron Wallis are a specialist sales recruitment agency that offers hundreds of sales jobs together with some of the most comprehensive sales tips and career advice available to UK sales professionals.
Filed: 21-07-2009
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