The Perfect Hire
A Tactical Guide to Hiring, Developing, and Retaining Top Sales Talent
- 240 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
The Perfect Hire
A Tactical Guide to Hiring, Developing, and Retaining Top Sales Talent
About This Book
How many sales candidates have you hired for their technical skills only to fire for their bad attitude? How many experienced sales hires have you had to let go for poor on-the-job performance? Whether you’ve experienced such scenarios or you hope to avoid them, the takeaway is simpleâthe perfect hire requires more than technical skills and experience.Sales strategist Kathi Graham-Leviss invites you to stop the revolving door of sales hires and arms you with the critical steps to choosing the perfect hireâevery time. Utilizing proven best practicesârevealed from the latest research in sales performance driversâlearn how to assess soft skills, problem solving abilities, and behavioral attributes, in addition to technical know-how, to select candidates who are well matched for the job, not just well qualified.Uncover the secrets to creating a successful hiring methodology that enables you to:⢠Attract quality candidates
⢠Screen for high performers
⢠Predict on-the-job success
⢠Select the perfect hire
⢠Increase productivity
⢠Reduce turnover
⢠Increase ProfitsBe it time, money, opportunities lostâthe cost of finding and hiring a new sales employee is significant. Stop spending on poor prospects and start profiting with the perfect hire!
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 - Getting Good Recruits
- Chapter 2 - In the Beginning Step 1: Define the Job
- Chapter 3 - Step 2: Benchmark the Job
- Chapter 4 - Assessing the 3 Cs: Competency, Critical Thinking, and Core Values
- Chapter 5 - Step 3: Screen and Interview
- Chapter 6 - Step 4: Assess Your Top Candidates
- Chapter 7 - How to Compare Your Top Candidates
- Chapter 8 - Step 5: Develop Your Sales Talent
- Chapter 9 - Finding and Fixing the Gaps in Your Sales Team
- Chapter 10 - Using Data and Benchmarks to Develop and Manage Your Employees
- Chapter 11 - Applying What You Know So Your Top Salespeople Stay
- Afterword: The Solution
- Appendix - Definition of Terms and Frequently Asked Questions
- Index
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- Copyright Page