Suitability check · Coldcallingcrew

How many hours a week do you really have free, without something else suffering for it?

Counted honestly, not on your best week. Sleep, family and rest come first.

Under 10 hours 10 to 19 hours 20 to 29 hours 30 hours or more

And what else fills your week at the moment? Nothing fixed, I can plan my time freely A part-time job or studies A full-time job; my evenings and weekends are free A full-time job, and quite a lot going on besides

Tick everything you have. A laptop or computer that runs reliably Headphones or a headset with a microphone Internet that does not keep cutting out (Wi-Fi is perfectly fine) A smartphone None of these

Where would you mainly work? In my own room where I can close the door In a quiet corner at home In a coworking space At the kitchen table, often with other people around In a café or on the go, wherever there is space

Which languages could you work in on the phone? Tick all that you are confident in. German English Spanish Another language None of them well enough

When could you start the training? Right away In 2 to 4 weeks In 1 to 3 months I don’t know yet

Think of the last time something you had been looking forward to was cancelled at short notice. What did you do afterwards? I kept thinking for ages about why it had fallen through I swore a little and then came up with something else I organised something else straight away so the day was not lost I waited for a while to see whether anything would still come up

Someone is rude to you for no reason, on a service hotline, at a counter, in an office. What happened the last time, afterwards? I told someone about it later because it had annoyed me I got on with my business; the rude tone was about them, not about me I felt stung for a bit, and after a while it was gone I gave up on it and stayed annoyed for quite a while

Which of these have you kept doing regularly for the longest, even after the initial excitement wore off? A sport or an instrument, the same drills for months A job with fixed routines, pretty much the same every week A project where something different came up every week Changing things, I have not had a long routine so far

A plan you had settled on falls through. What is the usual thing that happens with you then? Then I usually just let the day be a day I need a moment to myself first I look right away at what I can do instead I get annoyed briefly and then carry on with whatever works

You are supposed to get something done for someone, and at the end nobody checks how it went. How do you approach that? Like everything else: I do it properly because I said I would I get it done, but it usually takes me longer than expected I put it off for a while and then push it through at the last minute Honestly, without someone looking I tend to let things like that slide

A day with no fixed appointments, everything is up to you. How does such a day usually start for you? At a fixed time, the alarm counts even without an appointment I write down what is on for today and then I start I do what I feel like first; the productive part comes later The start drifts for me, I get going at some point

You are in the middle of something important and get interrupted: phone, flatmate, parcel delivery. What usually happens with you afterwards? I check quickly whether it can wait, then I am back at it I deal with it and need a few minutes to get back into it After that I am usually out of it and continue later A day like that often falls apart on me, one interruption pulls the next one along

At the end of a week, how do you know it went well? By nothing in particular, weeks just pass By the fact that I somehow got the important things done By being able to tick off what I had set out to do By the fact that I was not constantly stressed

You need something from someone: a piece of information, a signature, help with a move. The other person says: “No time.” What did you do the last time that happened? I said it would be quick and stayed anyway I asked when it would suit and came back then I tried someone else I just did it myself in the end

You are explaining something to someone and they brush you off before you finish, without really listening. What did you do the last time that happened? I stopped talking; someone who will not listen will not hear I tried again later, in different words I said the one sentence that really matters, short, before they were fully gone I simply kept at it and carried on talking

Someone is explaining something to you and halfway through you realise you disagree. What happens in your head then? I listen to the end and ask questions before I answer I listen, but my reply is usually already finished Honestly, I am mostly waiting for my turn to speak

You are selling your old phone. In the listing you could write “like new”, even though it has a few scratches; nobody checks beforehand. What do you write? “Good condition, light signs of use”, the way it is “Good condition”, the scratches are visible in the photos anyway I write very little and let the photos do the talking “Like new”, you can hardly sell things any other way these days

You ask someone for something and get a no. When do you leave it be? At the first clear no After I have asked once whether it is really final Never completely, I try again later

What do you want to earn in your third month?

There is no wrong number. We only want to know whether we expect the same thing.

€500 to €1,500 €1,500 to €3,000 €3,000 to €5,000 More than €5,000

In the first weeks you earn little because you are still learning. Training and placement cost you nothing, but the starting phase is practice time. How does that sound to you? That is normal: you learn first, the money comes later Fine, as long as I know roughly how long it takes Difficult, I need to be able to count on it from the start

A completed appointment earns €50. How many calls do you think it takes until one of them holds? Not many, someone who talks well gets there quickly Many, most people say no, and the few appointments are hard-earned It depends, many at the beginning, fewer later Hardly any, most people are glad to get a good offer

Why phone calls and not something else? I want to learn to talk to strangers and convince them of something I need something from home with flexible hours I need money fast I am just trying it out

Language test

This short test checks your writing and your reading comprehension. Speaking is not tested here; that comes later in the live conversation, which is part of the assessment anyway. In both texts the second half of some words is missing. Complete them, and guessing is better than leaving a gap.

David has lived in a small town near the coast for five years. Every morn he wal his dog along the bea before he starts work. In the after he usua cooks something sim and calls his brot. On Saturdays they play foot with friends in the park, and in the evening they sit outside and talk about their plans for the sum.

Anna started her new job at a travel agency last spring. She answ the phone, writes ema and books hot for her custo. The busi hours are before noon, so she keeps her desk ti and her notes in ord. When a cli is unhappy, she stays calm and looks for a solu. At six o'clock she closes her lap and cycles home through the park.

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