Sales representative: resume, follow-up and interview guide.

Resume lines to adapt

Replace each bracket with something true. If you don’t have a number, leave it out rather than guess.

• Reached [percent] of quota in [period] selling [product] to [buyers]
• Built a pipeline of [number] accounts through [method]
• Closed [deal size or type] by [how you won it]

Your day-five note

Hi [Name],

I applied for the Sales role on [date]. Last [period] I [real quota or result], and I'd like to bring that discipline to your territory.

Thanks,
[Your name]

Questions to prepare for

1. Sell me something you use every day.
2. Tell me about a deal you lost.
3. How do you plan your week?
4. How do you handle a price objection?
5. Why our product?

Practice these out loud in a mock interview.

Your first 30 days

• Learn the product, buyers and common objections
• Shadow top reps on calls
• Build your first list of target accounts

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