"The ONE Question!"

If interviewing a potential salesperson you could only ask them ONLY ONE question, what would that ONE question be,why and what response would be acceptable to get hired?

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Permalink Reply by Craig Lockerd on September 16, 2010 at 1:01pm

Good question and the only acceptable answer to that question to be hired would be__________?

MANNY LUNA said:

I would ask :Two pecent of this class will still be selling cars and moving up the ladder into finance and Sales Mgrs, Where do you see yourself in two years?

Permalink Reply by Tim Pendergast on September 16, 2010 at 1:07pm

I would ask,

Are you looking for a Job or a Career?

Permalink Reply by Craig Lockerd on September 16, 2010 at 1:11pm

and the only acceptable answer to that one question to get hired would be______________?

Tim Pendergast said:

I would ask,

Are you looking for a Job or a Career?

Permalink Reply by Craig Lockerd on September 16, 2010 at 1:14pm

What I mean by that is...what if, he doesn't know,understand or have the life experiences to answer career?

Craig Lockerd said:

and the only acceptable answer to that one question to get hired would be______________?

Tim Pendergast said:
I would ask,

Are you looking for a Job or a Career?

Permalink Reply by Tim Pendergast on September 16, 2010 at 1:20pm

Answer would be a career! Where i can learn a trade or craft and make a successful living for me and my family.
Or an answer somewhere along those lines.
Craig Lockerd said:

What I mean by that is...what if, he doesn't know,understand or have the life experiences to answer career?
Craig Lockerd said:
and the only acceptable answer to that one question to get hired would be______________?

Tim Pendergast said:
I would ask,

Are you looking for a Job or a Career?

Permalink Reply by Scott Donaldson on September 16, 2010 at 2:00pm

My question would be this: "How willing are you to take "NO" as an answer?.....Then tell them "NO", you are not hired and see what they do to convince you otherwise. If they go above and beyond to convince me, then I know they will go above and beyond to convince the customer.......

Permalink Reply by Craig Lockerd on September 16, 2010 at 2:14pm

Love it!...I told my son the very exact thing to him a week ago when he was trying to get into a Toyota store near his home in Ohio...they said no to him or were putting him off and he just sat there and kept asking when could he start ,where should he sit and how soon before I can start prospecting!....got the job of course.

Scott Donaldson said:

My question would be this: "How willing are you to take "NO" as an answer?.....Then tell them "NO", you are not hired and see what they do to convince you otherwise. If they go above and beyond to convince me, then I know they will go above and beyond to convince the customer.......

Permalink Reply by Dan Seelye on September 16, 2010 at 2:47pm

Where do you see yourself in 5 years financially from now?
If they see themselves way better off than they are now, we have room for growth. I make sure I watch where their eyes go and how convicted they are verbally to that question.

Permalink Reply by Craig Lockerd on September 16, 2010 at 2:54pm

and what would their reply to that question need to be for you to hire them?

Dan Seelye said:

Where do you see yourself in 5 years financially from now?
If they see themselves way better off than they are now, we have room for growth. I make sure I watch where their eyes go and how convicted they are verbally to that question.

Permalink Reply by mike holmwood on September 16, 2010 at 3:10pm

question "do you have a pen?" answer "yes i do" simple as that. i would sooner predict the stock market than the potential of a salesperson. i would however make the applicant wait for at least an hour without speaking to anyone. i think if he stays he MIGHT be good