Sales Lifestyle Blog
Advice, tips and industry insights for salespeople!
How To Achieve Guaranteed Results When Using A Recruitment Firm To Hire
Have you ever partnered with a recruiting agency for your hiring needs? How was your experience? Judging by what I see on LinkedIn and other social networks...
Good Things Take Time
When it comes to hiring sales people, be patient. The odds of finding the right person immediately or after your first crack at it, is very slim.
The Other Little Black Book
There you are. Interviewing for the sales job of your dreams. It’s going great! You're telling the manager all about your performance...
Become a Variety Pack - The one HUGE reason to use a (great) recruitment firm
Imagine this: You’re throwing a party and want to provide snacks & drinks. You head to the local grocery store and start walking down...
Your LinkedIn Connections Are Worthless
If you have a million connections, but they aren't liking, commenting, or sharing your posts (ENGAGING WITH YOU)...
Don't Listen To Reviews
When a candidate tells you they are no longer interested in having a phone interview with a company due to the ratings on a review website...
How To Overcome Ugly (And Attract Great Talent)
Are You Attractive?…Yes, of course you are! But is your company? It should come with little surprise that prior to any interview...
How To Lose A Great Employee In 10 Days
Why do people flee from certain companies and build lasting careers with others? The answer to this question is...
How To Create Good Videos For Linkedin
Most people on LinkedIn have built their personal brand by sharing thoughts through written posts or sharing things they like. This is a brand built over a canvas that hides a visual dimension of yourself from the public...
Mutate For Success - Why So Many Businesses Fail
“Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” – Leonardo Di Vinci_
The Costly Mistake Many Hiring Managers Make
It shocks me how often a candidate will be rejected based solely on their paper resume. Even more so for sales positions and when they are presented...
Knot Your Average Tie
“A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.” - Oscar Wilde
Your Fate is in the Follow Up
Congrats! You just finished an amazing sales interview for your dream job. What’s next? Follow-up!
Own your email, own your day
It’s crunch time. You are deep in thought and working on a project. The words are flowing. Then your phone beeps…
Relationship Advice For A Sales Person
Successful personal relationships are tough to maintain. Usually people have different personalities, backgrounds, needs, and problems that need to be solved. People have good days and bad days. Highs and lows. It's how we tackle these issues that leads to a successful relationship versus a break-up....
Drink This Coffee For More Sales
Why did the hipster burn his tongue? Because he drank his coffee before it was cool.
Use Storytelling To Close More Sales
The stories we tell literally make the world. If you want to change the world, you need to change your story...
The 5 Worst Pieces of Advice You Are Getting About Your Career
The first: Apply to as many jobs as possible...
Perseverance in the Weight of Rejection and Hatred
Persevere is the mantra of some of the biggest names today. They listen to their calling, their passion, their drive, and purse it with unequalled perseverance. Take a look at J.K. Rowling...
Success Is Paved With Hard Work
Do you want to be successful? Yeah? Well, you better be prepared to work hard...
Expect The Best, Prepare For The Worst
Be prepared for the worst...losing your job. Regardless if you are currently employed, update your resume regularly (at least every 6 months) and document your achievements so you can capture all that you’ve done in your job. Also, be sure to maintain the great network...
First Interview: 5 cramming hacks to do the night before.
Most certainly, someone in your life has wished you luck. Our interpretation of luck is two-fold. One, luck is nothing more than an ambiguous state-of-perception. Two, we can generate our own “luck” by following a simple system...
Are you Facebook professional?
For the duration of the hiring process, we can anticipate a single certainty. The varying HR personnel of the companies to which you’ve applied will scrutinize your social media. TRUST US!