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Tips to Hire Sales Professionals – Attracting, Recruiting, & Retaining Top Sales Professionals

The Pitfalls of Hiring Sales Reps Quickly

Every day I speak with irritated Sales and HR Leaders. By far their two biggest frustrations are: 1. Quality (“The reps we’re interviewing and hiring just aren’t the caliber that …

Do Women Make Better Sales Reps Than Men?

A quick Google search on the topic of men vs women in B2B sales will pull up numerous opinions on the subject.  A widely read blog by Dave Kurlan (One …

Sales Talent Celebrates 16 Years!

On May 29, 1999 Sales Talent opened its doors for the first time. Congratulations and thank you to the entire Sales Talent team for 16 years of pure awesomeness.

Is Likeability Overrated in Sales Hiring?

In a very interesting Harvard Business Review article – “Fool vs Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?” the authors studied how two criteria – competence and likeability – affect hiring decisions. …

How to Create an Effective Culture

After 20 years of listening to my candidates’ reasons for leaving their employer I’m all too aware of the high cost of poor corporate culture.  In fact, my income depends …

13 Common Linkedin Profile Picture Mistakes

TheLadders posted an excellent article Your Profile Picture is Bringing You Down on how your profile picture could be undermining your career search. These same tips hold true for an …

The 5 Rules for an Effective Hiring Process

Every effective process has rules to live (and die) by.  Below are 5 Rules to follow that ensure a much higher probability of successfully building an elite sales team. Rule …