We assess sales candidates on over 60 different Aptitudes in our assessment stage which provides some fine detail about their natural talents. We adjust our focus on these aptitudes based on what the position requires. However, there are a certain group of aptitudes that are consistently critical in any sales position.
Hence, I give you our top 10 list (we love lists):
- Handling Rejection
- Results Orientation
- Influencing Others
- Goal Achievement
- Personal Accountability
- Persistence
- Objective Listening
- Empathetic Outlook
- Initiative
- Emotional Control
If you visit our web page, you will see the definition for each aptitude along with the reasoning behind its inclusion in our list. I realize there are many other factors that go in to successful selling, but this is a list that can be applied to any sales position. Now imagine an objective, validated measurement on a scale of 0 to 10 with a .1 resolution (0.0 to 10.0) and you have our sales aptitudes assessment.