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Use the Sales Professional Solution to assess sales candidates’ skills in customer service, sales management, marketing and public relations.  Before you invest the time and money to train a new employee, test your applicants for skills like:

• Persistence
• Sales Potential
• Customer Focus
• Confidence

This test provides the answers you need to make informed hiring and promotion decisions.

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The Sales Professional solution is for entry to mid-level sales positions in which employees proactively sell products to customers, develop relationships with repeat customers, and have their pay and/or performance heavily based on sales revenue. Sample tasks for these jobs include, but are not limited to: promoting products to customers, persuading customers to buy products, and building ongoing customer relationships. Potential job titles that use this solution are: Sales Consultant, Sales Representative, and Account Representative.

Job Level – Mid-Professional
Job Family/Title – Sales Suite
Languages Available – English (US)
Average Testing Time – (minutes) 47 minutes
Maximum Number of Questions – 242 items
Number of Sittings – One
Designed for Unproctored Environment – Yes
Question Format – Multiple choice

Persistence: This measures the tendency to be influential, confident, and persistent when working towards sales goals. This trait is characterized by suggesting solutions to meet customer needs, demonstrating confidence in the sales process, and persisting and displaying resiliency when faced with challenges or setbacks.

Sales Potential: This is a measure of the tendency to have a combination of sales skills and experiences that predict success in sales positions. This is characterized by: showing alternative solutions based on customer needs; directing conversations toward a commitment/order/sale; showing confidence even after a hard refusal/rejection; and striving to close a transaction every time. This is demonstrated by answering questions on a multifaceted measure relating to background, experience, and opinions.

Professional Potential: This measures a candidate’s tendency to have potential for professional success across industry type and functional area. This is characterized by scores that are derived from responses to questions regarding academic and social background, and aspirations concerning work.

Sales Focus: This is a measure of the tendency to suggest or show alternative solutions based on customer needs. This trait is characterized by: directing conversation toward a commitment/order/sale; showing confidence even after a hard refusal/rejection; and striving to close a transaction every time.

Customer Focus: This measures the tendency to show persistent enthusiasm when interacting with customers. This trait is characterized by: apologizing sincerely for inconveniences, being patient, tolerating rude customers calmly, and searching for information or products for customers.

Sales Drive: This is a measure of the tendency to possess personal characteristics such as goal orientation, persistence, dominance, drive, and energy. This suggests the likelihood of success in a sales environment. This trait is characterized by: focusing effort to achieve or exceed sales quotas; working to find connections between the company’s products and the customer’s needs; directing conversation toward a commitment or sale; showing confidence even after a hard refusal/rejection; and striving to close a transaction every time.

Confidence and Independence: This is a measure of the tendency to be comfortable and confident in situations that require one to work autonomously, especially in a sales environment. This trait is characterized by: confidence when approaching potential customers; enjoying the challenge of influencing others; and persuading prospective customers to commit to a purchase.