Recruitment requires a lot of selling. Do you have any sales training?

Many permanent staffing recruiters will run a 360 desk. The term 360 means that you handle everything from client acquisition, business development for new job orders, finding the right candidates, placing them, and all the documentation required in between. Many of these tasks require the same skill set that a professional sales person would have. Discuss any sales training you have, and how you believe it will help you to succeed in this role. If you do not have any sales training, you could ask the interviewer for recommendations of online sales courses, or other helpful resources to grow your sales skills.

"I have taken a couple of Dale Carnegie sales courses including 'Winning with Relationship Selling' and 'How to Cold Call and Build New Customers.' The greatest things I learned were how to take the stress out of cold calling when looking for new clients, or shopping a candidate to an important new client. I built my confidence through these courses and am better at appealing to my clients' needs."