Sales candidate assessment templates · Adjacent template
SDR voice audition
For founder-led sales teams screening SDRs who open and qualify outbound.
Use the same five call moments for every candidate, then verify the recordings and transcripts before deciding who advances.
Who this adjacent template is for
For founder-led sales teams screening SDRs who open and qualify outbound.
The core product use case is the appointment setter audition. Use this SDR work sample when the live role is outbound sales development rather than setter or ISA placement.
The five SDR work-sample prompts
Recommended limits: 60 to 75 seconds per prompt.
Voicemail
Leave a 30-second voicemail for a VP who does not know you. Why you called, why it might matter, and the reply you want.
Up to 45 seconds
Qualification
They pick up. Qualify the problem, timing, and whether a meeting is the right next step.
Up to 75 seconds
Incumbent
They say they already have a vendor. Qualify whether that is a hard no, then ask one discovery question that would change the next step.
Up to 60 seconds
Send information
They ask you to send information. Acknowledge the request, clarify what would be useful, and propose a next step.
Up to 60 seconds
Meeting ask
You learned budget is unset, the problem is real, and a director owns the process. What meeting do you book, with whom, and what do you send after?
Up to 60 seconds
What the human reviewer checks
Review job-related SDR work-sample evidence: a specific voicemail, qualification questions, a respectful incumbent response, a clear reply to an information request, and a meeting that matches the buying process. Quote the transcript. Do not evaluate voice characteristics, personal traits, or assumed fraud. A human reviewer verifies the recording and makes every decision.
Review only job-related content in the response. Listen to or read the underlying answer, record the rationale, and provide an other option assessment route when needed.
What TypeVoice organizes from the response
TypeVoice can organize these details from the transcript for reviewer verification:
- Voicemail reason
- Qualification questions
- Incumbent response
- Information request response
- Meeting ask
- Handoff details
Try the candidate flow
Complete the sample audition in the browser. Demo responses are sample data and should be clearly separated from live hiring records.
Try the candidate flow: SDR voice auditionUse this audition on one live role
Where does this sit in hiring?
After the written application and before the final interview or paid trial. It is a work sample, not a hiring verdict.
How long does it take a candidate?
The recommended audition is designed for about five to ten minutes. That is a design target, not a measured completion time.
Can a candidate retry?
Yes. They can test the microphone and retry a recorded answer before submitting it.
What if they cannot record?
Show an other option assessment contact before recording begins. Requesting another format should not disadvantage the application.
Use this audition on one live role.
Free for 14 days with no credit card and up to 10 completed responses. Then $149 per month for 100 completed responses.