Persuasion skills questions

10 Persuasion skills questions

I. Introduction about persuasion skills

Questions below will help you interview candidates about their persuasion skills.

II. Interview questions of persuasion skills

1. Tell us about a time when you were able to successfully influence another person?

2. Describe a time when you were able to convince a skeptical or resistant customer to purchase a project or utilize your services?

3. How do you get a peer or colleague to accept one of your ideas?

4. In selling an idea, it is sometimes useful to use metaphors, analogies, or stories to make your point. Give a recent example of when you were able to successfully do that?

5. Tell us about a time when you had to convince someone in authority about your ideas. How did it work out?

6. Describe a situation where you were able to use persuasion to successfully convince someone to see things your way?

7. Have you ever had to persuade a peer or manager to accept an idea that you knew they would not like? Describe the resistance you met and how you overcame it?

8. Tell us about a time when you used facts and reason to persuade someone to accept your recommendation?

9. Have you ever had to persuade a group to accept a proposal or idea? How did you go about doing it? What was the result?

10. Describe a situation in which you were able to positively influence the actions of others in a desired direction.

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