“Sell me this pen” also allows the interviewer to gauge how well the candidate can problem-solve on the spot. The candidate must come up with a strategy, articulate their thoughts, and present an argument quickly and concisely. The reason this is an important test is that, in the sales ...
Figuring I was on to something with the Sell Me This Pen answer, I asked 3 superstar salespeople I know for their responses. You can read them here:Sell Me This Pen Interview: 3 Experienced Sales People Provide Their Response And another here:Sell Me This Pen Answer: I Tested 20 People,...
1. The Right Answer to Sell Me This Pen 2. How to Turn Sell Me This Pen Into a Job 3. Sales Interview Tips Key Takeaway About Zety’s Editorial Process Sources Scroll back to the top Remember the infamous“sell me this pen”interview question fromThe Wolf of Wall Street?Spoiler alert:...
It’s a task that achieved some fame when it appeared in “The Wolf of Wall Street,” with Leonardo DiCaprio playing the role of Jordan Belfort, a notoriously crooked stock broker. In the film, DiCaprio asks a group of friends he’s recruiting as salesmen for his boiler-room operation t...
the secret of selling anything to anybody is not attempting to sell just anything to just about anybody. And, in my opinion, being a good salesperson isn’t about having a good response to“sell me this pen.”(If your boss has seen the Wolf of Wall Street movie too many times, humor...