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How to hire and train salespeople

Insperity

And being in sales is a challenging job, requiring in-depth training and involving significant rejection and perseverance, which may contribute to at least some recurrent turnover. But with the right hiring and training tactics, you can get ahead of some of these difficulties and build a sales team that drives growth in your business.

Training 278
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What value do HR leaders bring to the C-suite?

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That may seem like the most discreet approach, but it leaves the HR team with no runway to plan an onboarding process to welcome employees from the acquired company. They also may miss the opportunity to ensure both cultures are prepared for the change and plan for what they want the culture to be post-M&A.

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Reskilling: What is it and why is it important?

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For example, a retailer might reskill its in-store salespeople to work as remote customer service agents to support a change in focus from brick-and-mortar to e-commerce sales. Recruiting, interviewing, vetting and hiring new employees is expensive and time-consuming, even before you get to onboarding. Encourage job shadowing.

Payroll 328
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How ‘try before you buy’ can help you make better hiring decisions

Work Life

Without being thoughtful about hiring —from crafting compelling job descriptions to setting consistent compensation and onboarding practices—startups risk bringing in team members who are misaligned with the company’s needs or culture, creating friction and slowing momentum. Here are a few examples of what good might look like.

Sales 92
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Creating a not-so-formal leadership development program

Insperity

Do a few of your in-house customer service reps need to learn the art of outside sales and contract negotiations? Does your marketing manager show promise in developing strategic communication plans but needs coaching to fully understand the company’s market position? Your training should align with these goals. Who gets developed?

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3 Tricks to Scoring That Sale

Success

I received an email from a prospective client who said her company really wanted to hire me to speak to its sales staff. The CEO needed to make sure the sales director was onboard, though. So next I met with the sales director. Then the CEO and sales director together. Then you need a plan to deal with them.

Sales 109
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What is a PEO?

Insperity

Typically, a PEO can manage all the HR jobs that you would have to outsource to multiple service providers – like payroll processing, benefit plan management and administration, recruiting and training, and more. Strategic HR support and planning. This way you can spend less time managing various vendor relationships.

Payroll 277