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Recruiting versus reality

Tom Spencer

Consulting firms are very good at selling themselves to potential recruits. But, like any sales pitch, there’s a degree of exaggeration behind the polished smiles. You’ll get great learning and development opportunities”. It’s hard to match the learning and development opportunities in consulting.

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Fireside Chat – Consulting Recruiting at Target and Non-Target Universities

Tom Spencer

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with another blog contributor to the SpencerTom community, Jason Oh, to share our experiences about the consulting recruiting process. How is recruiting done at your school? Jeff : There are many advantages of campus recruiting at a target school.

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RECRUITING AND HIRING WINNERS: 11 Excellent Tips

Rick Conlow

Your success as a manager is often linked to whether you are recruiting and hiring winners. Recruiters and managers need to understand good selection practices. According to a Gallup poll, the best managers find and develop the best people. In addition, they invest in their development and training. Turnover is a pain.

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5 Characteristics of Great Sales Managers

LSA Global

The Impact of Great Sales Managers Companies that focus simply on the skills of their sales reps and neglect to provide targeted sales management training for sales leaders overlook a critical leverage point to increase sales performance. regardless of the business sales skills of their salespeople.

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Top 7 Traits of Successful Sales Managers

LSA Global

Wouldn’t it be nice to know the traits of successful sales managers? Sales managers have an awesome responsibility. They must motivate their team to achieve very concrete sales targets and do so under the constant pressure of executives who are impatient with excuses and for whom failure is no option. The Job of a Sales Manager.

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How to Retain Your Best Sales Talent

Harvard Business

A recent study found that 56% of sales professionals are actively job hunting.

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Driving Growth and Success: How Medium-Sized Companies Succeed

Business Consulting Agency

Strategic Planning Business consultants assist medium-sized companies in developing and refining their strategic plans. Consultants assist in recruitment strategies, talent retention, and workforce development. This results in increased sales revenue and long-term customer satisfaction.

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