General Sales / Business Development interview prep
3 live roles at Observe.AIPitching, objection handling, pipeline and targets — the sales / BD interview for SaaS, startups and inside-sales teams.
Typical Sales / Business Development interview rounds
- 1 Screening / fit. Motivation, communication and comfort with targets.
- 2 Role-play / mock pitch. Sell a product, handle objections, close.
- 3 Behavioural & track record. Past numbers, deals closed and how you hit quota.
- 4 Manager round. CRM, sales process and how you handle rejection.
Commonly-asked Sales / Business Development questions
- Sell me this pen (or our product) right now.
- Walk me through your sales process from lead to close.
- How do you handle objections like 'it's too expensive' or 'we're happy with our current vendor'?
- How do you qualify a lead — what makes it worth your time?
- Tell me about the biggest deal you closed and how you did it.
- How do you handle rejection and stay motivated?
- What is your approach to cold calling or cold outreach?
- How do you build rapport with a prospect quickly?