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Dec

Brand Yourself in 2018 – or Others Will Do it For You

When people search for you online, will they want to hire or do business with you based on what they… Continue Reading

Posted in Career Search Tools & Education, Dynamic Training News, Improve Sales & Profits, Latest Leadership Posts, Leadership Development & Training, Performance Management

Tagged: blog; interview, brand, branding, business card, buy, customer, employer, Get a Better Job Faster, job change, job search, job seekers, LinkedIn, network, promotability, prospect, recruiter, resume, sales, sales professional, sales representative, social media, social profile, trust

Jan

Is Curiosity the New Career Super-Power?

Curiosity is rumored to have turned out poorly for the cat. Yet things usually end up quite well for curious,… Continue Reading

Posted in Assessments & Evaluations, Career Search Tools & Education, Dynamic Training News, Improve Sales & Profits, Latest Leadership Posts, Talent Development & Training

Tagged: assessment, career development, CQ, Curiosity, decision, emotional intelligence, EQ, hire, interview, job search, learning, needs assessment, problem solving, sales, selling, thinking

Jan

Are You Using This Powerful LinkedIn Tool for Job Searching and Selling?

LinkedIn has made it easier to research the people with whom you need to connect to land a job or… Continue Reading

Posted in Career Search Tools & Education, Dynamic Training News, Improve Sales & Profits, Talent Development & Training

Tagged: B2B, customer, decision maker, first impression, Get a Better Job Faster, hidden job market, hiring managers, job application, job interview, job search, LinkedIn, LinkedIn invitation, network, research employer, research prospect, sales professional, selling

Nov

Hiring the RIGHT Salesperson – Part 4

The candidate in front of you is articulate, likeable, professional, interviews well, and has an excellent résumé. The real… Continue Reading

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Tagged: B2B Sales Essentials, behavioral profile, cultural fit; team fit, desperation hire, DiSC, hiring, hiring factor, interview plan, new hire, onboarding, organizational fit; corporate culture, recruitment plan, sales competency assessment, salesperson, success factors

Oct

Hiring the RIGHT Salesperson – Part 3

The candidate in front of you is articulate, likeable, professional, interviews well, and has an excellent résumé. The real question… Continue Reading

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Tagged: attitude, B2B Sales Essentials, compensation plan, corporate culture, cultural fit, DiSC, hiring, hiring factor, individual performers, organizational fit, sales compensation, sales competency behavioral profile, salesperson, success factors, team fit

Aug

Hiring the RIGHT Salesperson – Part 2

There’s much more to hiring a sales professional than finding someone who can sell your product or service. Making a… Continue Reading

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Tagged: B2B Sales Essentials, candidate evaluation, compensation plan, desperation hiring, finding candidates, hiring, hiring factor, hiring mistake, ideal candidate, onboarding, sales channel, salesperson, technical sale

Jul

Hiring the RIGHT Salesperson – Part 1

Sales professionals are adept at making you like them. That makes selecting the right salesperson a very challenging hiring decision… Continue Reading

Posted in Career Search Tools & Education, Improve Sales & Profits, Leadership Development & Training, Performance Management, Talent Development & Training

Tagged: B2B, B2B Sales Essentials, B2C, bad hire, behaviors, comp plan, compensation, cost of bad hire, emotion, experience, hiring, hiring factor, indirect sales, interview, knowledge, onboarding, productivity, results, retail, sales manager, sales team, salesperson, selling, skills, talent, telesales, turnover, variable compensation