As a Sales Trainer and District Sales Manager, I spent 6 years crafting and conducting interviews. Here are some of the funniest things I’ve heard or seen from potential sales professionals. (Perhaps this should go into the file of “Things NOT to do in an interview”.) Needless to say, none of the applicants got the job.
One young lady espoused her overwhelming beauty as an advantage when calling on “those older physicians who need some eye-candy”. She would often start her answers with, “As a very attractive woman…” (Not that I’m an expert, but she wasn’t all that attractive) She also took great pains to sit in such a way as to show off her “flattering figure”. Funnier still, she only addressed my male colleague regardless of who asked her the question.
One gentleman neglected to observe the time difference between Ohio and Indiana (when there was a difference). Thinking he had arrived 20 minutes early, he was actually 40 minutes late. He tried to cram 60 minutes of information in to the 20 minutes he had left. It left me wanting. Wanting someone who at least knew the subtle nuances of Daylight Savings Time.
Knowing he was going to be late and miss the interview all together, one man called to ask if he could conduct the interview over the phone. He simply didn’t allow enough drive time and was an hour away. I wondered if he thought he could also make all his sales calls over the phone, too.
I had one woman show up wearing a Capri pants suit and sunhat. Very stylish for a day at the beach. Not so much for a job interview.
On closing the interview, one gentleman pressed a lump of Play-Doh into my palm saying, “I’m clay in your hands. Mold me.”
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