So I’m currently entering the 4th and final round of an interview process for a sales role.. The final round entails a sales pitch presentation where I present either a topic or product that I can confidently convey a persuasive message about.

The actual topic isn’t what’s important as it’s more about then actual skills show cased.. I’m currently struggling to decide on an easy topic that would suit well - between the topic and then any other words of advise I can use some tips for this !!

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About what are you passionate - music, food, travel...? Tell me why I'm going to live a long, fulfilled life if I take up the thing about which you are passionate.

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Pick a topic that you are 100% comfortable with and that will spark questions from the "customer." I've hired many sales people and I'm much more interested in their listening skills than their pitch skills.

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That’s great insight.. I’m struggling to pick a topic so the tips are so greatly appreciated

Choose the topic you feel confident about. Google and youtube are your best resources to learn presentation skills.

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Absolutely.. Thanks again these tips are crucial !!

What's your favorite product - something you use every day and couldn't live without? If you can't name something for this, then think about a topic you know a ton about and would feel comfortable talking about freely - ideally without having to look at notes.

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Definitely a great perspective.. Some I use every day is clearly easy to be persuasive about considering I couldn’t live without it

Wow, 4th round. That seems excessive to me. Have they been long interviews? How much time have you invested in interview prep, travel to and from interviews and the interviews themselves? More importantly how long has it taken to get to the 4th round?

Yea so it’s definitely been a rigorous process.. currently we are on the the 3rd week so next Tuesday (the actually pitch) is the 4th week.. it’s all been via zoom so no travel which was very convenient

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