{"id":567,"date":"2007-01-11T13:22:45","date_gmt":"2007-01-11T19:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/01\/sales-traits-series-using-common-sense\/"},"modified":"2007-01-11T13:22:21","modified_gmt":"2007-01-11T19:22:21","slug":"sales-traits-series-using-common-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/01\/sales-traits-series-using-common-sense\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales Traits Series &#8211; Using Common Sense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we tackle a tough trait that is in short supply according to Mark Twain. The Using Common Sense trait provides for us some insight into a salesperson&#8217;s ability to think on their feet. This trait is most important for effectively dealing with a prospect&#8217;s objections.<\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#ff8000\">Using Common Sense<\/font><\/strong><br \/>\nThis capacity is determined by the persons focus on practical thinking, their ability to see the world clearly and their general intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>A salesperson with <em>strength<\/em> in this capacity will have use of everyday, informal knowledge that has not been formally evaluated and placed in the decision-making process. The utilization of common sense in the decision-making process appears to be more of a natural reflex than a logical-thinking process.<\/p>\n<p>A salesperson with <em>weakness<\/em> in this capacity might be encouraged to use solid record keeping, organizational skills and other tools to aid them in obtaining a better, more objective decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we tackle a tough trait that is in short supply according to Mark Twain. The Using Common Sense trait provides for us some insight into a salesperson&#8217;s ability to think on their feet. This trait is most important for effectively dealing with a prospect&#8217;s objections. Using Common Sense This capacity is determined by the persons focus on practical thinking, their ability to see the world clearly and their general intelligence. A salesperson with strength in this capacity will have use of everyday, informal knowledge that has not been formally evaluated and placed in the decision-making process. The utilization of common sense in the decision-making process appears to be more&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/01\/sales-traits-series-using-common-sense\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[21,6,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aptitudes","category-assessing","category-hiring-salespeople"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-99","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2455,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2010\/11\/uncommon-sense\/","url_meta":{"origin":567,"position":0},"title":"Uncommon Sense","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"November 10, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I\u2019ve been swamped of late with sales candidate assessments for different customers and have encountered an important trait \u2013 common sense.\u00a0 This is a broad topic, but we use it in a fairly defined manner \u2013 using common sense.\u00a0 We actually measure this aptitude in one of our assessments which\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Aptitudes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Aptitudes","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/assessing\/aptitudes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1652,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/07\/a-needed-trait-resourcefulness\/","url_meta":{"origin":567,"position":1},"title":"A Needed Trait &#8211; Resourcefulness","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"July 9, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been dealing with many different sales candidates of late and one thing that is starting to stand out - a candidate's resourcefulness.\u00a0 This trait comes shining through on some candidates and is little more than a dull luster on others.\u00a0 The less resourceful a salesperson, the more wary you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Aptitudes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Aptitudes","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/assessing\/aptitudes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1020,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/06\/sales-traits-series-decision-making\/","url_meta":{"origin":567,"position":2},"title":"Sales Traits Series &#8211; Decision Making","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"June 21, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"This week we look at an insightful trait that has become more important for salespeople in today's market.\u00a0 Sales requires a certain \"feel\" for a situation even though all of the data is not obvious.\u00a0 You could call this trait sales intuition. 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