An SDR/BDR interview kit for sales development hiring teams running cold-email screens, prospect roleplays, and outbound-cadence exercises in Taskade.
What's Included
- Cold-Email Writing: Candidate writes opener for stated ICP; agent scores personalization and value-prop clarity
- AI Prospect Roleplay: AI agent plays cold prospect; candidate handles "no" and "maybe later"
- Objection Handling: Top 5 outbound objections in your category
- Cadence Design: Candidate designs 7-touch sequence with channel mix
- Panel Aggregation: SDR manager + AE + sales ops scores
Why This Template Wins
- Email craft testable in 10 min: Personalization vs templated reveals discipline
- Roleplay reveals real: Hot leads vs cold leads — different skills
- Cadence design predicts ramp: Candidate's first cadence design predicts month-1 output
How to Use
- Clone this template into your Taskade workspace
- Customize ICP and objection list
- Connect Apollo, Outreach, your ATS
- Train the Prospect Roleplay Agent on your buyer personas
- Set up automation triggers for panel scheduling
FAQ
Does this work for inbound vs outbound SDR roles?
Yes. Inbound emphasizes lead-response speed; outbound emphasizes prospect research and personalization.
Can the agent run multilingual outbound roleplay?
Yes. Train on your target markets; agent runs roleplay in 30+ languages.
What plan supports SDR hiring?
Pro ($16/mo annual) handles the volume.
CTA
Try this template free in Taskade. For Outreach setup, see /learn/automation/automations-execution. Pair with Outbound Sales Pipeline. Browse outbound apps in the Community Gallery.