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Novartis Territory Sales Manager Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 8 May 2020

Novartis Territory Sales Manager Interview Experiences

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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

7 Questions

  • Q1. Previous Experience of Therapies?
  • Q2. My Performance in Last 5 years
  • Q3. How to engage customers and How I generate business from them
  • Ans. 

    Engaging customers involves building relationships and providing value. Business is generated through understanding their needs and offering solutions.

    • Listen actively to their needs and concerns

    • Provide personalized solutions and recommendations

    • Follow up regularly to ensure satisfaction and address any issues

    • Offer promotions and incentives to encourage repeat business

    • Attend industry events and network with potential cus...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. How much I am achieving and how I am maintaining my Sales of the territory
  • Ans. 

    I am consistently achieving my sales targets by building strong relationships with customers and identifying their needs.

    • Regularly analyzing sales data to identify trends and opportunities

    • Developing and implementing effective sales strategies

    • Providing excellent customer service and support

    • Building and maintaining strong relationships with key customers

    • Continuously learning about new products and industry trends

    • Collabor...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. How I know about Novartis vacancy
  • Q6. Expected Package
  • Q7. Are you ok with the extensive traveling

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Kindly prepare yourself with your SWOT analysis.
And be thorough with your Achievements
How you going to benefit the organisation
Market knowledge should be reflected
Good communication knowledge

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How many systems in human body?
  • Q2. What is functions of heart

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. We will business discussion with chanal Partner and how to increase the business in market and we grow the business with new plan
  • Q2. We will follow the rule regulations of company
  • Q3. I will the face the all difficulties

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - He has Provide the good opportunity for me and i am very happy because every time take the good opportunity

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Aug 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Company related asking question
  • Q2. Asking company policies

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good opportunity and good knowledge then Good relationship
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jul 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Extracurricular achievements
  • Ans. 

    I have been actively involved in various extracurricular activities such as volunteering, sports, and leadership roles.

    • Volunteering at local community events and organizations

    • Participating in sports teams or clubs

    • Holding leadership positions in student clubs or organizations

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Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Product knowledge, Produtct detailing, Sales aptitude

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. They ll ask scientific question that belongs to anatomy and physiology. Also they ll observe the mindset and confidence of desired candidate. Apart from that they ll ask marketing skills questions.
  • Q2.  You need to confident what you are going to say. You need to be fully prepared for the interview. You should know the basic things about the pharma market. Like top brands of the company. Lattest news fro...
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Exam online camera test

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Self introduced
  • Q2. Experience about previous company
  • Ans. 

    I have 5 years of experience in sales at XYZ Company, where I consistently exceeded sales targets and developed strong relationships with clients.

    • Exceeded sales targets consistently

    • Developed strong relationships with clients

    • Implemented successful sales strategies

    • Trained and mentored new sales team members

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Simple mathematics questions

Round 3 - Case Study 

Work ethics-situational analysis

Round 4 - One-on-one 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. RSM, Business unit head
  • Q2. Tell me about yourself,sales planning,MJP
  • Q3. Distributor management
  • Q4. Team handling, geographical knowledge
  • Q5. Claim management

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Retail based deep qustions
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Dec 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Double-check your resume for any spelling mistakes. The recruiter may consider spelling mistakes as careless behavior or poor communication skills.
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Round 2 - HR 

(6 Questions)

  • Q1. HR asked to you. If they give you opportunity in india. Not in your own hq. Do you like to join
  • Ans. I said why not. Because i love to go those places for working which will increase my experience in future
  • Answered Anonymously
  • Q2. Then HR asked to me what salary you expected
  • Ans. I said my i need growth on my CTC. As per my experience . Because i m not fresher so Kindly add my experience in my CTC for growth
  • Answered Anonymously
  • Q3. HR question how many people you know in cipla who is working in your hq.
  • Ans. I said today no one. But after one year they will know me better.
  • Answered Anonymously
  • Q4. HR question if we give you big target in starting how you complete it. What's your strategy .
  • Ans. I said strategy on my customers to know their profile first then conversation and in the last conversion
  • Answered Anonymously
  • Q5. HR question mostly how many products of cipla you know about ?
  • Q6. HR question do you know about cipla history . In how many countries cipla right now ?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Don't be overconfident
Don't be loud
Don't loose patience
Don't try to oversmart
Don't argued
Be on time
Be good with your speaking way
First hear them clearly then put your words in the same way .
Good experience you need
Good knowledge you need
Show the mannerism you have
Clear their doubts about your experience with customers
Be soft sometimes slience when they ask you one question again and again
Show them who you are . Not you want to be

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Do not use an unprofessional email address such as cool_boy@email.com. It shows a lack of professionalism by the candidate.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Working experience related questions and engish questions

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Working experience & ctc
  • Q2. Last company details

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare aptitude text and brand knowledge last company data sale targets etc

Novartis Interview FAQs

How to prepare for Novartis Territory Sales Manager interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Novartis. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Novartis expect are Cardiology, Medical Rep and Territory Sales.
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