It is always better to prepare earlier than to be sorry later. In every sector, there are some common questions which are asked of every job seeker but in spite of them being common, the job seekers are not able to handle those questions in an appreciable manner.
The interviewer always checks out the behavior of the interviewee and they always see how confident they are in their niche. There are some common yet tricky questions which the recruiters put down in front of the person in an affiliate marketing interview. It is always advised that the aspirant should be well prepared before going on an interview and also do a brief research about the company according to your niche.
In Affiliate marketing, the questions will be related to your skills and related to how well you go with people and how your relationships with other marketers are! As affiliate marketing has been always about how you carry out your relationships with others and yes with honesty.
But now there is no need to worry as our experts have penned down some really tricky and interesting questions which are asked commonly in the affiliate marketing interview.
Pro tip by experts: The applicants should also know the latest trends which are dominating in this year in the affiliate sector and also on the Most Popular Affiliate Marketing Tools which will show your knowledge in this sector and your hold on the sector and this will be enough to pique the recruiter interest in you! (Wink)
Here are those top 5 questions to crack that affiliate marketing interview.
1. Tell me what is the difference between Affiliate scrubbing and shaving.
You can say that you only focus on revenue sharing or smartly you can tell the difference that scrubbing is all about removing bad leads by the advertiser which in turn means that for those leads you will not be paid and shaving means that the advertiser has smartly shaved a lead from your leads such one of 100 leads is removed and the commission got cut plus many times shaving is intentional.
2. Suppose I have my own product and we provide services for that how will I get the best and quality affiliate to promote them?
There are three things which are linked with this which are: honesty, conversion rate, and relationship. These things have to be kept in mind to get the best quality affiliate.
3. How about I use social media to promote my affiliate offers? Will that work?
Without being doubtful about this say yes. Social media holds a big network and if you are honest enough your affiliate promotion campaign on social media will prove as a hit.
4. What do you think about our ongoing Affiliate marketing efforts and campaigns?
The tricky part comes here. While in this situation it is okay to criticize some of the other prospects of the ongoing projects but also appreciate the things which you like about the efforts. And to do so, you have to be aware of the company and its projects and some of its strategies. Also, give your point of views and how they can improve it so that they can get to know what role you would be playing if they hire you.
5. Discuss some of your successful affiliate suggestion which was implemented.
If you are experienced then you will face this question for sure. So in your vast experience tell some successful suggestions which was implemented and benefitted the company and your idea proved as a bonafide.
Research, prepare and be confident while giving the answers and always go prepared for your interviews to rock the floor. You can also apply these answers and mold them with your personal experience to rock!