The Judging Process
THE JUDGING DAY The judges were organized into groups; each group was made up of 3 judges and interviewed a number of finalists within their assigned categories. Nominations and any supporting documents were reviewed by the judges. The next stage of the process was a 30 minute interview with the judges. THE JUDGES A group of senior executives from various sales backgrounds were carefully selected as the evaluation panel of independent judges. Their objective was to review the nominations and interview each of the finalists. You can read more about the judges on the awards website www.wisawardsna.com
WHY AN INTERVIEW WITH THE JUDGES? An interview allows the judges to further assess each finalist’s sales skills, strategies and process etc. The interview also complements their review of the submitted nomination forms.
THE FINALISTS TIME WITH THE JUDGES This was an opportunity for finalists to engage the judges by telling them the story of their success, failures, challenges etc. Each judge awarded points across the same criteria. After the interview, all finalists had to answer one final question: “why should you win the award in your category?” Each finalist’s overall score was the sum of the scores from all 3 judges. The finalist with the highest score in each category was selected as the winner in that category. The finalist with the overall highest score was selected as the Most Distinguished Saleswoman of the Year.
FAQs WHO ARE THE JUDGES? WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? Zars Media invites judges from countries all over North America. Judges may be executives with social innovation expertise, business people, educators and university administrators and leading practitioners in the field.
WHAT DO THE JUDGES EVALUATE? Judges review all the entries within their assigned categories. This will include reviewing the nomination forms and any confidential supplemental documents and project information that is included in the application.
HOW DO YOU CHOOSE THE JUDGES?
IS THE JUDGING BY INVITATION ONLY, OR CAN I APPLY TO BE A JUDGE?
We usually look for executives with sales backgrounds and with more than 15 years sales experience. We actively recruit and also take suggestions from partners, mentors and past judges.
We recruit judges after screening their profiles using LinkedIn and other news sources. We are happy to consider suggestions. If you'd like to be considered, or suggest future judges, please email judges@wisawards.com
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