Over at Forbes, Jacquelyn Smith offers five tips on getting the best possible sales job. She suggests finding the right fit, doing your homework, asking thoughtful questions and listening to answers, clearly articulating your value position, and following up. All good advice, but I would suggest at least one more: practice before the interview.
Get together with friends and scrimmage the scenarios that you can imagine. Make sure your presentation will be structured on making yourself likable, trustworthy, and influential. Check out my book, The Sales Professional’s Playbook, for instructions on how all this is done.
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Nathan Jamail is a keynote speaker and bestselling author of 5 books, including his most recent “Serve Up & Coach Down.” With over 25 years of leadership in Corporate America as a top Director of Sales and a small business owner of several companies, his clients have come to know him as “The Real Deal.” Nathan has taught great leaders from across the world and shows organizations how to have a “Serve Up Mindset” to achieve maximum success. His expertise doesn’t come just from research or interviews. It’s from living the life of leadership for over 25 years. As a sales leadership keynote speaker and author who works with thousands every year, he challenges leaders to be the best version of themselves and settle for nothing less! Check out Nathan Jamail’s books, articles, keynote presentations, and blogs at NathanJamail.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter.
