Startups Need To Hire A Recruiter…Now
Jeff Bussgang, Seeing Both Sides The unemployment rate in America is hovering around 9%. But if you are a competent engineer, sales executive, online marketer or general manager in Silicon Valley, NYC, Boston, or other startup hotspots, the unemployment rate is 0%. The talent market has gotten as competitive and aggressive as I have ever seen […]
Sales Interview Questions from JustSell.com
Interviewing your next superstar? Looking for your next sales position? Here’s a list of 31 interview questions in no particular order. If you’re interviewing candidates, use what you like and improve what you don’t. If you’re in the hunt for a new sales position, use them as a prep tool and work your way through. […]
Selling a Pen (and Yourself) in an Interview: Outdated Tactic or Timeless Question?
A question was raised in one of my LinkedIn groups recently that got me and other members thinking about the tactics used by hiring managers during the interview process. The question: If you were interviewing for a sales job and the sales manager said “sell me this pen,” how would you respond? The feedback from […]
13 Reasons for Poor Sales Hires by Hard Working Sales Managers
Lance Cooper of Sales Manage Solutions invites you to imagine this picture… Turnover occurs – sometimes at an excessive rate. Sales managers work hard and struggle to find quality candidates for open sales positions. They place ads in local newspapers and get many responses. Some use Monster. Some use recruiters. However, many of their candidates […]
Always Be Recruiting!
Dave Kurlan wrote an outstanding post: Bench Strength – The Key To Replacing Salespeople. He mentioned that managers must always be recruiting. It’s such a simple concept, but Dave Brock is constantly amazed at how few managers–at all levels do this. Here’s how the cycle goes. We have a bad performer in place, we worry […]
Three Ways to Recruit Top Sales Talent. Even in Tough Times.
The Brooks Group From what we see, the economy might be turning around. A lot of our clients are asking for our help hiring new, top-performing salespeople. It’s work we enjoy. We’re told they’re having a hard time because two things are happening: The best salespeople have jobs and aren’t looking. When sales managers start […]