Business Developer Interview Questions

A business developer generates growth and profits for a business. Get ready to handle behavioural and technical questions. Prove you have what it takes for this job by showing your creativity, research, strategy and communication abilities.

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Top Business Developer Interview Questions & How To Answer

Here are three top business developer interview questions and tips on how to answer them:

Question No. 1: How do you identify new business opportunities?

How to answer: Identifying new business opportunities is a significant duty for a business developer, so articulate an effective process for the interviewer. For example, your approach can include market monitoring to discover customer perceptions about your company and products, reviewing industry publications and news, researching growth opportunities and collaborating with an interdepartmental team to check feasibility.

Question No. 2: Which resources and programs do you use to help generate new business?

How to answer: This question helps the hiring manager assess your technical skills and aptitude. For example, you can explain your familiarity with a client relationship management (CRM) system, email, social media, virtual experience tools, chatbots, SMS and collaborative work management software.

Question No. 3: Growing our business is important to us. Which strategies would you recommend?

How to answer: The hiring manager is trying to determine whether you have the strategy skills needed for a business developer position. To handle this skill-based question, research the company before the interview, develop a SWOT analysis and use your findings to choose a growth strategy that leverages the firm's strengths and opportunities and addresses its weaknesses and threats.

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Gold Star TEFL Recruitment
New Business Developer & PR Specialist was asked...19 September 2014

Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?

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In the next five years I see myself working on my own business and also traveling and learning about new different cultures Less

In the next five years, i see myself as a flourishing entrepreneur, doing good things for my country and for my family as well as growing as a person by learning new languages and cultures. Less

I want to see myself as a good people,..i want to do something good for country,for people.. Less

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Bank of America

Most of them were basic questions. One was " Write down Java classes and methods that you required for a Transaction" "How do you convey a Technical banking transaction to a street man"

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how do you convey a technical banking transaction to a street man? Can someone answer this?! Less

so what are the classes and methods required for a transaction?

I think every one knew it.

CGI

Second round was some basic Technical and Behavioral questions (How do you work under pressure)

3 Answers

Calm relaxed to solve the problem

I look for we’re I went wrong

You don’t like my answers

One Technologies

None. All questions were relevant to experience and goals.

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Two different pictures of work environment given by recruiter and manager. One very rosy and the other more realistic. More importantly, recruiter stressed a great work/life balance and manager did too, but added that I'd be required to work 45 hours per week at least to start. They added further that someone had recently left who could not commit to this. This was a red flag for me and I declined an in-office interview. Less

They have gone through more than 8 developers over a 3 year period. Avoid them if you value your career. They will lie and tar and feather you if they suddenly develop a dislike for you. The manager is insecure, paranoid and plays favorites. Cat lady needs to be medicated. Less

Amazon

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I couldn't answer this.

Select C.container ,AGG.ROWNUM as loop_num, SUM(Units) , AGG.start_time,AGG.END_TIME from Containers C INNER JOIN ( Select ST.container,ST.ROWNUM, ST.start_time,ET.END_TIME from (Select S.container,row_number() OVER (order by Movetime) rownum, (case when S.status='Start' then S.movetime end ) as start_time from containers S WHERE STATUS IN ('Start') ) ST , (Select S.container,row_number() OVER (order by Movetime) rownum, (case when S.status='Complete' then S.movetime end ) as end_time from containers S WHERE STATUS IN ('Complete') ) ET where ST.container=ET.container and ST.rownum=ET.rownum) AGG ON (C.container=AGG.container) AND (C.movetime >=AGG.start_time AND C.movetime <=AGG.end_time) group by C.container,AGG.rownum,AGG.start_time,AGG.end_time Less

SCC

How would you increase our sales by 200% within the next 6 months.

2 Answers

Get better management

By working day and night for no extra reward

Cosentino

Would you like to move to move where the position is open?

2 Answers

Absolutely

I am looking forward to a new career and a new life in the Sun

Vodafone

your strenghts

2 Answers

Who are you

your strenght

Zycus

Be prepared to be asked to sell them something on the spot, though the item may vary or in some cases

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What do we exactly have to do in business level development ?

It was a very good experience.

Clixlogix Technologies

Do you have interest in Reading?

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Yes, I read that are relevant to my field.

Yes

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