Question: Why should we hire you?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

How can I check to make sure that you can do all these things you say that you can do?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Knowledge:

Sales and Marketing

Skills:

Basic – Speaking,Social – Persuasion

Abilities:

Cognitive – Oral Expression

Other Factors:

Candidate Preparedness,Motivation/Ambition/Aspiration,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Personality-Team Fit,Practical Intelligence (Street Smarts),Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Selling or Influencing Others

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Humility

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

Any positive skills or competencies that the interviewee possess, that you need to fill in your team and organization. What this interviewee has over other interviewees.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The interviewee will attempt to sell you on themselves, and may end-up over selling themselves or exaggerating their abilities.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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