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We share interview and hiring tips relevant to B2B sales professionals and hiring managers in SaaS, software, tech, manufacturing, industrial, and general B2B industries.

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 …

How to Stay Positive During a Job Search

At some point in our sales careers most of us have found ourselves out of work or out of love with our sales job. The psychology of this situation is …

How to Win the Phone Sales Interview

When I am vetting and trying to select elite sales talent I start the process at 50,000 feet and work down. I prefer to start this process with a phone …