Tell me about a colleague who was under strain but didn't say so. How did you notice, and what did you change?
Listen for: the signs they noticed, and how they adjusted their own approach
Hiring for sales
See how sales candidates persuade, negotiate and read the room
In a 15-minute live scene, two AI-played colleagues pull a customer order in opposite directions. You see how the candidate wins people over and finds a deal both can accept.
Free account, no card. Advisory only: a person makes every hiring decision.
Linda DawsonSenior Account ManagerRobert LynchInside Sales Coordinator
Linda Dawson… The Hartwell Foods order has to ship Thursday, and we still don't have confirmed pricing or allocation because Robert won't release the order until I redo the whole quote sheet his way.
Robert LynchIt's not "my way." It's the third order this quarter Linda has sent over with missing SKU quantities and a verbal discount nobody approved, and I'm the one who gets blamed when the warehouse ships the wrong thing.
YouI can hear you're both under pressure, and you both want the same thing: Hartwell shipping correctly on Thursday. One question first. Is the discount on this order approved in writing by anyone yet, and which SKU quantities are actually missing? …
What to test
Three skills the job needs most
For Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, these matter most (public job standards, O*NET). We suggest a minimum; you can change both. For your own sales role, pick its job in the app.
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Social PerceptivenessNotices how others feel and why, and adjusts.
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NegotiationBrings people with different goals to an agreement.
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PersuasionChanges minds with reasons that matter to the other person.
1 scene · about 15 minutes3 credits per finished candidate (€7.35 at the 20-credit rate)Composure Profile · 5 traits, always included, free
The situation
A customer order is stuck between two colleagues
The scene for this job
Two colleagues block one customer order
Two colleagues are in open conflict and their standoff is blocking work that is due. The deadline, the working relationship, and the precedent for how conflict gets handled are all at risk.
The candidate is told: “You are a sales representative at a wholesale distributor, working with both colleagues on a customer order due this week.”
- Linda DawsonSenior Account ManagerCares about: Wants everyone to see the delay is not her fault
- Robert LynchInside Sales CoordinatorCares about: Wants his late order details problem finally taken seriously
Tests Social Perceptiveness, Negotiation, Persuasion. The same two people for every candidate. You can add details of your own workplace.
For your interview
Questions to ask next
For any skill below your minimum, the scorecard suggests a question and what to listen for. For this job, for example:
Tell me about a time two people needed opposite things from you. How did you reach an agreement?
Listen for: what each side really needed, and a clear deal both accepted
Tell me about a time you changed the mind of someone more senior than you.
Listen for: reasons that mattered to that person, and an explicit yes
FAQ
Questions about hiring for this role
Does the candidate talk to a customer?
Not in this scene type: the two people in the room are colleagues, and the customer is part of the situation they disagree about. That tests what a lot of sales work really is — persuading and negotiating inside your own team to keep a customer. Describe your own typical situation in the Workplace step and the scene takes its setting from it.
Does it test product knowledge or a sales pitch?
No. It measures behaviour — how someone persuades, negotiates and reads people under pressure — not product knowledge or a scripted pitch. Use your own interview or a task for those.
How long does it take, and what does it cost?
With the suggested skills: one scene of about 15 minutes (15 minutes in all), and 3 credits per candidate who finishes — €7.35 at the 20-credit pack's €2.45 per credit. Inviting is free; credits are charged only when a candidate finishes. Pricing.
Can candidates take it in their own language?
Yes — the scene, the candidate's pages and the invitation work in 72 languages. Scoring has so far been tested in English, so other languages are marked beta. For people working in a second language you can choose plain language: simpler words, the same situation for everyone.
Who makes the decision?
You do. hire.center gives evidence — each skill against your level, the candidate's own words, questions for the interview — and never a hire / no-hire label or a ranking. EU AI Act.
Try the free demo on yourself
A 15-minute customer support scene: take the candidate's seat, then read your own scorecard. Free, no card.