David Thomson is the Chief Revenue Officer at List Partners Inc., a sales intelligence resource company. David is going to share one of the major challenges he has seen around the hiring process, how companies drop the ball sometimes, and how we can become more effective in hiring. This results in higher productivity, increased performance, better retention rate, and a greater sales morale.
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Here are the highlights of my conversation with David:
One of the major challenges David has seen in the sales arena:
Promoting sales individuals into a sales management position where there is no process or system in place.
Strategies for Hiring Best Sellers:
- Bring in the right type of talent.
- Avoid surface level questions. Always dig deeper.
- Come in with 3 main questions then all secondary questions are based off of these questions.
Examples:
- How would you achieve xyz results at this company? How long should it take? Who is required to do it?
- Give me an example where you demonstrated in a previous position. (Then dive in and ask 4-5 questions from that question).
- Bring people from other departments such as marketing and IT for a cultural interview to see if they’re a good fit for the entire team.
A lot of the best feedback come from people outside of the sales department. So have someone completely outside of the sales department to give you a different set of lenses.
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David’s Major Takeaway:
Practice and do a role play. Grab a colleague or grab your manager and go in and ask them those questions before you actually go live into an interview. The more you practice, the better you’re going to be prepared.
Episode Resources:
Connect with David Thomson on LinkedIn or shoot him an email at davet@thelistinc.com.
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