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Hire A Salesperson Based on Their Attitude Not Their Skill

The Sales Hunter

Recently I was doing training session for a group of sales managers and we got on the topic of hiring and what are the qualifications of a good hire. For years I’ve always said hire on attitude not on skill. Hire on attitude and train the skill. Hire on attitude and train the skill.

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5 Keys for Motivating Your Top Salespeople

Sales and Marketing Management

No matter how great your top salespeople already are, they can and will get stuck in a rut if they’re not setting bold goals, learning new skills, and striving to be better. So, as a sales manager, you need to guide your top salespeople in choosing new skills to learn and next-step goals to accomplish. Help them strive for improvement.

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The Art of Recruiting Salespeople

Pipeliner

As a podcast host, I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Gabe Lulu , a sales expert based in New York. As Gabe pointed out, fewer indicators of skills and experience for these candidates make the hiring process even more challenging. These individuals are tech-savvy but also need to possess relationship-building skills.

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How to Get Into Sales Without a Degree [+ 7 Expert Tips]

Hubspot Sales

Working as a salesperson makes you accountable for identifying , qualifying , closing , maintaining , and growing new and existing business opportunities. The average salary for a salesperson is $61,151, according to Salary.com. Simply put, you can learn all of the essential skills to work in sales outside of school.

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Hire For Attitude, Train For Sales Skills

Janek Performance Group

Recruiting and hiring future sales reps for your organization requires a different criterion than it did in the past. Do you believe in the mantra, “Hire for Attitude, Train for Skill?” One quality that is becoming increasingly important is attitude. Of course, skill is still important.

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Sales Recruitment: The Good, the Bad, and the Hilarious (video)

Pipeliner

The Art of Recruiting Salespeople As a podcast host, I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Gabe Lullo , a sales expert based in New York. As Gabe pointed out, there are fewer indicators of skills and experience for these candidates, making the hiring process even more challenging. Here’s a recap of our discussion.

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The Complete Salesperson?

The Pipeline

I witnessed an interesting exchange the other day, two Sales VP’s were exchanging views on hiring, on=boarding and development of sales people. One offered up that he only wants to hire A players, “people who do not want to prospect all their career”. The other thing that happens is a change in attitude.

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