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Secrets to a Strong Interviewing Process

Secrets to a Strong Interviewing Process

An interview can make or break a company’s relationship with a new hire.

A thorough interview process, using a validated talent assessment, looking for strengths, talents, and fit for the position, and examining fit to culture, can provide a strong jump off to a successful and lucrative career.

A desperation hire where a “warm body” is hired with no thought to their success can only lead to frustration, bad feelings on both sides, and repeating the process when the new hire quits. So, what are the secrets to a strong interviewing process and successful employer/employee relationship?

Topics: hiring salespeople sales talent assessment sales talent

3 Major Sales Time Wasters And How To Fix Them

3 Major Sales Time Wasters And How To Fix Them

You waste time! A lot of time. And so do I.

It's an epidemic in the world today. One of the biggest challenges that organizations and salespeople face is the lack of productivity while feeling like they work all of the time.

Topics: sales productivity

The Value and Benefits of Executive Leadership Development

The Value and Benefits of Executive Leadership Development

57% percent of people were reported to quit their jobs because of poor leadership in their organization. Leaders set the tone of an organization's culture. In order to retain a happy and productive workplace, it's integral to understand the value of leadership development. 

Leaders can be found via a talent search. In other instances, leaders are born through continuous leadership development. 

In this article, we'll dissect the four main benefits of leadership development and learn more about the importance of leadership development training.

Topics: leadership development

Using The Right Sales Strategy to Secure More Quality Appointments

Using The Right Sales Strategy to Secure More Quality Appointments

Today, I'm going to share with you 3 TOP SECRET strategies to help you secure more new business appointments. These proprietary strategies will help you get more meetings than you could ever imagine.

Topics: sales strategy

4 Reasons Social Selling Is So Effective

4 Reasons Social Selling Is So Effective

Social selling is on its way to equaling (and possibly overtaking) conventional selling in the near future.

One study stated that with more than 3 billion people using social media worldwide in 2021, the customer base is right where social salespeople want them.

Way back in 2020, before the world had gone haywire due to COVID and in the early days of the pandemic, Facebook sales by American Facebook users hit over 18%.

That was then. This is now.

Topics: social selling

Talent Acquisition: How Do I Hire Better Talent?

How Do I Hire Better Talent

We are always asking our salespeople to prospect and keep their eyes open for new potential clients. As sales managers, we need to treat recruitment the same way.

Recruitment will continue to be a buyer’s market in 2022. According to The Undercover Recruiter, the best candidates are in and out of the job market within 10 days. It’s tempting, and easy, to fall victim to lowering your hiring standards to fill positions.

The most effective way to ensure you’re able to hire better talent is to build and maintain a strong talent bank.

Topics: sales talent assessment sales talent

Weekly Roundup: Returning To The Office, Culture + More

Returning To The Office Not So Fast

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"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."

 

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Returning To The Office? Not So Fast. The Case For Remote Sales– Gong

Your team has been working remotely for 2+ years, and you are ready to bring them back to the office.

But are they ready? Do you have a plan? Do you know what your staff is really thinking? Do they want to come back in person? And if so, every day or more of a flex/hybrid? >>> READ MORE

Topics: Wrap-up

Innovative Strategies to Close the Sales Performance Gap and Boost Revenue

Performance Gap

The Pareto principle has been applied to everything from farming and land ownership to productivity and employee performance since the Italian economist Vincent Pareto first coined it in 1896.

Topics: sales performance sales pipeline

10 Things Your Clients Won’t Say Out Loud

10 Things Your Clients Won’t Say Out Loud

Creating an environment of trust and becoming a trusted advisor is one of the most important roles of a successful sales professional.  

That requires a shift from focusing on selling your product or solution to understanding and meeting the needs of the prospect or client in the now, near, and far.

Topics: customer satisfaction setting expectations Sales

The Art of Asking for Sales Testimonials

The Art of Asking for Sales Testimonials

Most salespeople will claim to have many happy customers, but can they prove it?

Renewals and repeat customers are one thing, but many buyers can live with being content with their seller and stick with who they know because nothing is broken, but what evidence is there of your raving fans?

Topics: sales strategy