When you attend a social event, what type of person are you?
The interviewer is testing how you would do at a conference or networking dinner with questions about your social expression. In sales, it's not uncommon to take customers to events, symposiums, or even dinners to build relationships. Although these events are often less formal than a typical client meeting, your company still needs to know their employees will be professional and polished when representing them!
The best response to this question is to provide 2-3 personality traits to demonstrate your communication style. If you feel the interviewer wants more detail, list hobbies that reflect your personality or some of your favorite activities to do in a social setting!
Avoid falling too far into a "life of the party" stereotype with this question! While it's great to be outgoing, interviewers may fear that you will be a liability with customers if you appear to be too informal in your interview.
"I'm definitely an extrovert in social settings. I want to make sure everyone is having a good time, even when I am not the host of the event! I will strike up a conversation with anyone. A stranger is a friend I just haven't met yet!"
Community answers are written by other candidates practicing this set. Reading how others frame the same question is one of the fastest ways to sharpen your own.
Anonymous Answer
Conversationalist - I want to make sure everyone is having a good time, even when I am not the host of the event! I will strike up a conversation with anyone.
Marcie's Feedback
Awesome! It definitely sounds like you have the personality of a salesperson. :) Beyond being a big conversationalist, would you say that you're inquisitive by nature? Confident? Optimistic? Adaptable? Persistent? Assertive? Empathetic? Consider listing additional personality traits that are typical of someone in sales (and that apply to you) to really show the interviewer that this is who you are. Great job!
Anonymous Answer
I am usually the person that makes an effort to speak with everyone at the social event and is comfortable making conversation with familiar and unfamiliar people.
Jaymie's Feedback
Great job! Your answer supports you being friendly, personable, and engaging and those are all skills that would be desirable in a candidate.
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