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Tips for Sales Professionals – Interviewing, Resumes, LinkedIn, Job Searching, Negotiating, & more

Successful In-Person Interview Tactics

In today’s fast paced job market, employers are searching for standout employees who can successfully drive company initiatives and who can best represent the company to clients/prospects. Companies have many …

How to Win the Phone Sales Interview

Prepping to Win the Phone Sales Interview First things first – the purpose of the phone sales interview is to get an in-person interview. It is impossible for you to …

Sample Sales Resume

Download Our Free Sales Resume Template for Microsoft Word The sales resume template below is just a sample. In order to beat the ATS (Applicant Tracking System) resume screening filters, …

3 Advanced Linkedin Profile Tips

Everyone who is anyone in corporate America has a Linkedin Profile. Having viewed hundreds of thousands of them (no exaggeration) over the years, our sales recruiters can share that 80+% …

2019 Sales Hiring Forecast

At the start of every year, we compile hiring projections for the upcoming year. Because there aren’t specific hiring forecasts for sales, we build our own sales hiring forecast based …

2018 Sales Hiring Forecast

With 2017 behind us it’s time to look ahead and project sales hiring for 2018. As there aren’t any specific sales hiring forecasts, each year we build our own by …

6 Steps to Prepare for a Job Search

Many sales professionals we work with are shockingly underprepared for a job search. They don’t particularly enjoy the experience and spend as little time as possible on the topic. To …

Smart Questions to Ask at the End of a Sales Interview

At the end of an interview, most interviewers expect A players to ask thoughtful, smart questions. Rightly or wrongly, we have multiple examples of employers passing on otherwise strong sales …

Can You Answer This Sales Interview Question?

The B2B sales landscape is dramatically more complex than it was even 5 years ago. Buyers are better informed and more sophisticated requiring sales professionals to change their sales approach. …