Archive for: January 28, 2008

January 28, 2008

Recruiting Top Sales Reps - Part 2 of 4: Telephone Interview

Filed under: Recruiting - 28 Jan 2008

Once your candidate has passed the initial screen for ‘likeability’ and fundamental sales skills, it’s time to get really tough. The recruiting phase is when you need to scrutinize your candidates with vigor. This article addresses phase 2, the “Telephone Interview”, of the four phases of hiring peak performing sales reps:

Preliminary Phone Screen
Telephone Interview
Personality Profiling
Face-to-Face Group Interviews with Your Peer/Superior Advisor Group

Primary Objectives of theTelephone Interview