■“I am a proven performer when it comes to connecting
with doctors and getting them to recommend my
products to patients. As for my appraisals, I have always
been a high achiever no matter where I have worked.”
“What skills can you bring from your previous jobs?”
■“I have worked effectively in three different industries and
have been able to make the transition with minimum
downtime. My ability to learn quickly and ‘hit the ground
running,’ has made a huge impact on my career.”
■“One of the skills that I take pride in is my ability to listen to
people and really hear what they say. I consider this to be
key in sales. Before I even think of selling someone
something, I find out what the needs are.”
■“My key strengths are my strong analytical skills and my
ability to use those skills to see all sides of a problem.
Problem solving is my strength and greatest asset.”
“Give me an example of a time when you used your
strength to achieve results.”
■“My strength as an employee is my dependability. There
was a situation in which I was on call to cover any
computer disasters over the weekend. A call came in, and I
was not the technician closest to the company involved
but I could see that no one else was responding. I had
weekend plans but considered my job first. I responded to
the call four hours before anyone else and was able to
prevent downtime for the company on Monday morning.”
■“Working for an executive who was out of town a great
deal of time, I often made decisions based on my
judgment. There was one incident when I had to make a
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