Medical Device Sales Interview Questions
Go Back1. What are three personality traits that you think a medical device salesperson needs to be successful?
2. How do you maintain focus on your sales and work throughout the day?
3. Do you prefer to work by yourself or with a group?
4. Do you consider yourself competitive?
5. When you attend a social event, what type of person are you?
6. Do you have any healthcare experience?
7. Are you comfortable being in the operating room, overseeing surgeries, and providing guidance to physicians for extended periods of time if required?
8. Why are you interested in a career with our organization?
9. This position requires heavy daily travel. Are you comfortable traveling all day?
10. What experience do you have generating new leads?
11. Where do you think you will need the most support in your first 30 days with our organization?
12. What made you decide to apply for this job?
13. Do you have experience in presenting to groups of medical professionals?
14. Do you have any experience with making cold calls?
15. What do you think is the most important benefit that you can provide hospitals or physicians who choose to use your product?
16. Have you ever missed a sales target or quota?
17. How do you like to be managed by your supervisors?
18. How do you stay organized while physically traveling between accounts?
19. What accomplishment are you most proud of from your career?
20. Are there any professional skills you are currently working to develop or refine?
21. How do you plan your week, month, and day?
22. How do you balance the customer's needs with your own sales targets?
23. How do you handle objections when making a sales pitch?
24. What type of research do you typically do before calling a prospective client?
25. If hired, explain to me how you will target physicians and what marketing plans you would implement.
26. How do you balance the needs of new accounts and existing business?
27. How would you handle a physician who complained more than once about a medical product that you sold her/him?
28. Describe how you would handle a frustrated physician in the operating room who is having difficulty using your product.
29. What would you do if you saw a physician or a colleague acting unethically?
30. How would you handle competition between your coworkers to maintain accounts?