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4 Sales Recruiting Tips to Hire Top Sales Performers

Given the high rate of failure with sales hires I’m amazed at the lack of formal training most Sales Managers receive regarding how to properly vet sales professionals. After 20 …

How to Execute and Finish Brutal Projects

One of the biggest differences between the 35 year old and 45 year old version of myself is the ability to execute on difficult, long-range projects. Being an instant gratification …

Does Micromanaging Sales Reps Cause Turnover?

A common complaint I hear from sales professionals is how much they hate being micromanaged. It’s often a main driver compelling them to look for a new sales job. It …

The Classy Resignation – 4 Tips

About a year ago, one of our senior recruiters decided to move onto greener pastures after four extremely productive years with Sales Talent. For a company of our size, this …

Steve Young on How to Reinvent Your Career

I’ve written before about Once In a Lifetime opportunities that my membership in EO has afforded me. On October 17th, 2013 I experienced one of the bigger ones – meeting …

Do Job Boards Work for B2B Sales Recruiting?

Bill Gates famously said, “I will always choose a lazy person to do a difficult job, because he will find an easy way to do it.” Well, recruiting B2B sales …

Sales Recruiting in Tough Markets – 5 Rules

In Manpower’s Annual Talent Shortage Survey, 34% of employers say that the #1 issue they encounter with open positions is a “lack of available applicants.” This is up significantly from …