Business development managers work to expand their company's business, so employers are looking for go-getters who can identify promising opportunities, manage partner relations and successfully implement partnerships into current business models. In an interview, expect to be quizzed about your analytical, interpersonal and management skills. You may be asked to evaluate a prospective market or pitch an unorthodox business to the executives of a company.
Here are three top business development manager interview questions and tips on how to answer them:
How to answer: A business development manager works closely with many different people inside a company while also being highly independent. Provide examples to the interviewer showing that you can pursue leads and develop relationships with potential clients while also working within the framework of a team. Hiring managers want to know that you can balance collaborative and independent work.
How to answer: Although each company sets its own KPIs, this question allows you to demonstrate your flair and motivation for success. Highlight whether you prefer to pursue new business or close deals. Explain which parts of the sales pipeline bring you the most satisfaction and what a successful deal looks like to you.
How to answer: Since this role requires critical thinking, the interviewer may ask you to evaluate or propose a market opportunity. Research the areas that the company is already working in, and prepare two or three ideas for new clients or market opportunities. Your answer does not have to be pitch-perfect. You should demonstrate that you have done your research and that you can critically assess a potential market. Feel free to be creative, but always relate your evaluation to the success of the company.
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To be honestly i don't have an experience on selling software but i can do it as u are expecting on me Less
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Yes I'm comfortable on traveling and i love it
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Training to others is a good thing i feel proud about on it
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To grow more and improve my self with new things to succeed my goal
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My interest is in skin hair from my first job
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Iam interested in this feel
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Ensuring Maximum Placement of the product in all outlets.
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Yes
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Consistently reach potential buyers
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It's 'role', not 'roll'. Lucky for you they hired you based on your coomunication Less
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My knowledge includes generalisation in a lots of field . I have diversified skills in a lots of subjects. I am an MBA graduate in dual degree program HR and supply chain management and I am also a professional interior designer, graphic designer, digital marketer, SEO content writer , UIUX designer . I am overall a tech savvy person and can develop great profitable business ideas with the addition of technology. Less
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Communication, sorry
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Personal traits and qualities
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And you are also a brethren company who are well known for their discriminatory values and opinions who also pay different rates to brethren/non-brethren staff performing the same role Less
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Please state the nationalities of employees/ experience/ qualification and to what capacity they operate at within delta?? Less
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The COO or what ever he's calling himself was a joke. He knew very little of the business and wanted everyone out of the firm that realized he was an insecure buffoon. The owner needed a son more than a leader. Less
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Out of the box thinking ideas come to people who are not from that business. Also the ideas that worked in other industries that we can use here. Less
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I would examine your 80/20 and profit margins and make determinations of where we were wasting our time and focus on the 80/20. The COO could not tell me event when I was hired what these were and he labeled himself as a numbers guy. What a joke. Less
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Also had a bad experience in the same way, still haven't had any word back and I interviewed and emailed for follow up back in October. Less
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I assure you sir,I will do my level best & more for the Company's Success,Progress, & Reputation with my hard work.I had some experience in similar & variety management jobs sir. Less
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my experience in my current role coupled with my driven personality
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no.
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Hi...
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Yes