{"id":5839,"date":"2024-01-31T16:59:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T16:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com?page_id=5839"},"modified":"2024-05-08T09:36:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T13:36:20","slug":"sales-leader-reference-questions-template","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/sales-recruiting-resources\/sales-leader-reference-questions-template\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales Leader Reference Questions Template"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"hero-alternative-without-spacer.phpblock_0d9f1128036922c350c30dd83da0305e\" class=\" alignfull mt-[-110px]\">\n\t\t<div id=\"peak-alternative-hero-wrapper-without-spacer\" class=\"lazy relative bg-black\/40 overflow-hidden !bg-cover after:absolute after:inline-block after:inset-0 after:z-[2] after:bg-black after:bg-opacity-60 h-[60vh] lg:h-[50vh] mobile-only:!pt-[150px] mobile-only:!pb-[50px]\" style=\"background: rgba(0,0,0,0.48);padding-top: 154px;padding-bottom: 50px;\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"container mx-auto h-full\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex items-center justify-start h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full lg:max-w-[64%] p-[10px] relative z-[3]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"m-0 pb-[10px] text-[2.5rem] leading-[1.2em] text-white text-left font-medium\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSales Leader Reference Questions Template<\/h2>\n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"m-0 text-white text-[1rem] leading-[1.1em] tracking-[2px] flex flex-col text-left font-normal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE COPY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container mx-auto py-7 is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns justify between gap-16 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58.2%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-grey-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-84883cf86f94cb7816c11ce1750cd418\" style=\"font-size:32px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Are you asking the right questions?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference checks are one of the most critical ways to validate the traits and performance abilities of a potential sales hire. It\u2019s important to never underestimate what you can learn from checking the references of someone you are thinking about hiring and never get so enamored by a prospective hire that yo don\u2019t bother to make reference checks part of your hiring process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-1.51.16-PM-1-232x300.png?strip=all\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-1.51.16-PM-1-232x300.png?strip=all 232w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-1.51.16-PM-1-193x250.png?strip=all 193w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-1.51.16-PM-1.png?strip=all 626w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-1.51.16-PM-1-232x300@2x.png?strip=all 464w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-1.51.16-PM-1-193x250@2x.png?strip=all 386w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-1.51.16-PM-1.png?strip=all&amp;w=62 62w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-1.51.16-PM-1.png?strip=all&amp;w=125 125w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-1.51.16-PM-1.png?strip=all&amp;w=313 313w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-25-at-1.51.16-PM-1.png?strip=all&amp;w=563 563w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to accurately assess candidates in the reference check phase of the hiring process, it is essential to&nbsp;<strong>ask the right questions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following document is a template which hiring managers can use in reference checks for sales leaders (Sales Managers, Sales VPs, Territory Managers, and Directors of Sales). 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