in this next powerful job interview training tutorial I will teach you how to answer the really difficult interview question sell me this pen this has to be one of the hardest interview questions to answer correctly and the one where the majority of people fail so if you have an interview coming up soon for any role or company stay tuned because I will give you the perfect answer and just very quickly if you are new to my Channel please make sure you hit that subscribe button literally thousands of you are passing your job interviews at the
first attempt I can only help you if you are subscribed and please give the video a like because that tells me you find these tutorials useful and it motivates me to create more content for you thank you very much indeed okay let's jump straight into the presentation so to help you pass your interview at the first attempt I will teach you the following three things in this tune tutorial number one I will explain why the hiring manager is asking you the question sell me this pen if you understand why the question is being asked you
can give the perfect answer number two I will then tell you how not to sell a pen so this is what 99 of candidates do when answering the interview question sell me this pen if you do the same you will fail your interview and then finally number three I will tell you the simple three-step process you can follow whenever selling a pen and also the exact script you can use in your answer okay to begin with why is the hiring manager asking you the question sell me this pen well they are asking you this tough
interview question because they want to determine whether or not you understand the sales process to sell a pen correctly you must understand how the selling process works if you understand the selling process you can sell products for their company and also be a great fit for their team okay before I explain the sales process in three simple to understand steps let me tell you how not to sell a pen so 99 of candidates will actually start to sell the pen to the hiring manager without asking them questions or determining their needs they will say something
like this is a great pen it's great quality it's good value for money and it's the best pen on the market right now if you try to sell a pen like that in your interview you will definitely fail but what is the selling process and how can you sell a pen in three easy to understand steps let me explain how step number one whenever selling a pen in an interview you should ask the hiring manager the following four questions question number one so how long have you been in the market for a pen for question
number two what would you typically use a pen for business such as signing contracts or checks or is it for personal use question number three have you experienced any problems with pens that you've bought previously and question number four how much would you typically spend on a pen now while the hiring manager is answering your questions make sure you listen carefully to what they are saying this is important because it makes them or the customer feel you have their best interests at heart step number two for selling a pen is to ask the hiring manager
for permission to tell them about your pen and how you think it will meet their needs you can say something like this to the hiring manager okay thank you for answering those questions with your permission I'd like to tell you about a pen I have available that I think will be perfect for your needs is that okay now this is called permission based selling you are asking the hiring manager or the customer for permission to sell them something it makes both you and the customer feel at ease and then step number three for selling your
pen in an interview is to tell the hiring manager or the customer about your Pen's benefits and how it will meet their needs this is the exact script you can use here we go thank you the pen I'd like to show you has been manufactured specifically for professionals such as yourself from what you are telling me you are someone who appreciates quality in the past the pens you have bought have either run out of ink or they've been lost now this pen not only looks and feels high quality it also comes with a two-year warranty
and the promise that it will not run out of ink what I particularly like about this pen is it comes in its own protective case which means it is less likely to get lost I think the pen is indicative of the type of person you are in respect of high standards please take a look at the pen give it a try and feel free to ask me any questions you might have once I'd said that in the interview I would then give the hiring manager the pen so they can see it and use it while
they are trying out the pen I would disclose the price to them and then finally close the sale by asking them if they'd like to buy it so there's a brilliant scripted example answer you can use in your next interview to the difficult interview question sell me this pen now the next thing to do if you want to download that script plus my 100 brilliant answers to difficult interview questions is click that link right now in the top right hand corner of the video head straight through to my website passmyinterview.com and you can instantly get
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