Question: How would you rate your sales ability?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

How would you rate yourself as a salesperson on a scale from 1 to 10?

Follow-up questions:

Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Basic – Science and Logic

Abilities:

Cognitive – Deductive Reasoning,Cognitive – Inductive Reasoning

Other Factors:

Candidate Preparedness,Personal Improvement (Growth),Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships,Mental Processes – Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Interpersonal Relationships – Coordinate or Lead Others,Interpersonal Relationships – Relationship With Subordinates,Interpersonal Relationships – Relationship With Supervisor

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Humility

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking for the candidate’s honest evaluation about their skills.
If the candidate gives sufficient explanation for why they chose that number on scale.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate sounds overly confident and rates as though they are perfect and that there is no room for improvement.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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