Oh noes job interview!

[Death_Korps_Kommissar]

Okay so tomorrow morning I have a job interview in a guitar shop in dublin.
Basically I think they're opening up a new shop and need full and part time workers.
For the interview we have to bring in a musical product and "sell" it to them for three minutes.
So I was wondering if any escapists with retail experience would have any advice?

 

[open trap]

Well im no salesman but from the people i talked to be on time and ware a tie.

 

[Girl With One Eye]

Talk about the features, why its unique and why you should that model rather than any other. Talk about the price, if theres a special offer, or if its expensive why its worth the money (quality vs price). Its important to sound enthusiastic. A demonstration would also be nice.

 

[DigitalSushi]

Talk about the features, why its unique and why you should that model rather than any other. Talk about the price, if theres a special offer, or if its expensive why its worth the money (quality vs price). Its important to sound enthusiastic. A demonstration would also be nice.

Price comes at the end, you need to make them want that product more than anything, trust me I bought an iPhone.

If you can sell them a Kazoo I shall worship you as a sales god.

Oh and since its a Musical Instrument, stay away from the word "Fidelity".

 

[Kif]

Be pumctual, wear a suit, research the company and their standards and prepare answers before hand. As for the Interview technique they've employed, no idea... musical instruments are very personal and you should never buy one you've not played in my humble opinion.

 

[Nickisimo]

I can't say that I have selling experience but I'm on the receiving end all the time since I'm the one ordering things for our company's warehouse.

So, the things that tend to make me accept an offer from a new client are track record, reliability and just a general sense of honesty that I get from them. I mean, nothing is perfect, so tell me why despite [insert shortcoming] it's still a great purchase. I really appreciate that because it shows respect(they assume I'm smart enough to do research and know the good and bad about their product rather than treating me like a sap).

Maybe for a guitar research some of the things people have complained about on that model and then say why it's not a dealbreaker. "Sure, the pickups don't put out the cleanest sound, but that's about the only thing people really don't like about this model, and you can always replace them later on." Honest and knowledgeable.

 

[Gladion]

wear a suit

Not at a music store. You won't be wearing one in your daily job there and you shouldn't at the job interview.

 

[Pimppeter2]

Cover your mouth the second time you sneeze blood.

 

[Undeadpope]

I have no expierence is actual sales,just a sort of self-formed untested opinion I would rather not worry over if it was a help or a hinderence.

But working in a music(or is it actually just guitar?) would be great if you have a interest in music,which I asume you do.

Speaking even of just music shops in dublin,Waltons,I spent around an hour in there one day,its pretty awesome.

Bass lots of bass guitars and there were plenty of people just jamming too.

Not that this is really of much help though.

For whats its worth,good luck!

 

[Kif]

wear a suit

Not at a music store. You won't be wearing one in your daily job there and you shouldn't at the job interview.

That's a dangerous assumption, I was always told by peers, professionals and parents alike to always wear a suit no matter what the job and it's worked for me, 4 interviews, 3 successes up to now. (The reason I had that hammered into me is because I absolutely loath suits, I hate the whole throw back to what must be Victorian tradition with ironed creases and all that nonsense, I fully believe that you should give merit to the person not the way the person looks. However, according to psychology most of people's impressions on someone are gleaned from the way they look).

One of which was in an electricals store where once I got the job I was very casual.

In fact, my current job as software engineer we wear jeans and a t-shirt daily but recently in job interviews applicants got criticised for not making an effort on appearance.

 

[Death_Korps_Kommissar]

Okay so:
Suit
Be humble.
Prepare.
Demonstrate.
Make them want it (har har).
Enthusiasm.

Fantastic!
Anyone else got anything to add?

 

[Jackalb]

Do a shit on their desk.
Fail this do a couple of sketches from Monty Python.

 

[RaphaelsRedemption]

Enthusiasm. That's the key to selling anything really. If you honestly think the instrument you're holding is awesome, and you have a good reason to recommend one brand over another, thats awesome!

Stand up tall, smile and make eye contact. If you feel your voice rising or starting to race, drop your voice lower. It automatically makes you speak slower and makes it carry farther.

True.

And good luck