Hiring · Assessment design
How to assess sales candidates before you hire
The highest-signal sales hire uses a time-boxed work sample on the same frozen contract for every candidate. Deal IQ hiring mode produces per-competency evidence bands managers can compare without ranking people on a curve.
What goes wrong without a work sample
- Interview chemistry dominates over demonstrated deal judgment.
- Each interviewer invents a different bar for "good".
- Candidates never see what was assessed or how long evidence is kept.
A defensible assessment loop
- Lock a job brief, rubric version, and must-pass gates into a hiring contract.
- Share a general apply link or individual consent links.
- Run HIRESDR, HIREAE, or HIRECS against that contract.
- Review bands, ask Klara evidence questions, record a human decision.
- Send a candidate-safe results link after review.
Try it now
Open the HIRESDR sample debrief, then start a free manager workspace to seed a recruiting demo with differentiated candidate bands.
Deal IQ
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Open sales hiring solutionsFrequently asked questions
How long should a sales hiring assessment take?
Plan 20 to 40 minutes for a focused Deal IQ hiring session. Incomplete sessions leave insufficient evidence.
Is this legal advice?
No. The product supports defensible process design. Have counsel review consent and retention copy for your jurisdiction.