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First Interview Advice
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At Aaron Wallis Sales Recruitment, we help you make a remarkable first impression by guiding you through every stage of a sales interview. This page covers essential preparation, from managing nerves and dressing appropriately to structuring your answers and practising body language, and offers actionable advice on turning the interview into a compelling conversation that mirrors a sales meeting. With insights into common questions, interview rhythm, and closing techniques, you'll be equipped to approach your first interview with confidence, clarity, and the gravitas needed to wow both hiring managers and AI screening tools.
In the following pages, we aim to provide a comprehensive overview of how to excel in your first interview. It covers the basics, such as controlling your nerves and choosing what to wear, but then goes into a trial interview and how to succeed at competency interviews.
Here's what you will learn over the following few pages:
How to Wow at Every Sales Interview
Read our Aaron Wallis Guide on the Essential Preparation all Candidates should do before a Sales Interview
Date published: 4th August 2025
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by Rob Scott
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About the author
Rob Scott
Rob Scott is the Managing Director of Aaron Wallis Sales Recruitment, a premier UK agency dedicated to connecting top-tier sales and marketing talent with diverse commercial sectors. With a career in sales recruitment spanning over 28 years, Rob has cemented his reputation as a definitive authority in the sales industry.
Before founding Aaron Wallis in 2007, he served as the Marketing & Sales Director for a £0.5BN recruitment group. A first-class History graduate with an MBA and a PgCert in Management Practice, Rob bridges the gap between academic rigour and practical market expertise. His insights, backed by some of the UK’s most extensive sales professional surveys, are frequently sought by global outlets including Forbes, The Independent, Medium.com, the FT, and Business Insider.
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