Salespeople: Where do you actually find GOOD salespeople? Indeed isn't working for me!
I'm curious to hear from the salespeople and sales managers in here.
I'm currently building out a sales team for a growing company, and I'm having a surprisingly hard time finding people who are actually hungry to sell.
I've tried Indeed, and honestly, the results haven't been great. Lots of applications, but very few people who seem genuinely interested in selling, building relationships, and actually producing.
So I'm wondering:
Where are you finding your best salespeople?
If you've hired or built sales teams, what has worked best?
- Indeed / LinkedIn
- Facebook groups
- Sales-specific job boards
- Recruiters
- Referrals
- Cold outreach
- Networking events
- Recruiting experienced reps from other industries
- Something completely different
And for the salespeople themselves:
What would make you seriously consider joining a new company?
Is it:
- Commission potential
- Recurring revenue
- Leads
- A product you believe in
- Training
- Marketing support
- Flexibility
- Fast payouts
- Advancement opportunities
- Company culture
- The opportunity to build something from the ground up
I'm involved with a newer health/research brand, and we're trying to build the sales side correctly rather than just throwing job postings everywhere and hoping someone good applies.
I'm not looking to turn this into a recruiting pitch. I'm genuinely trying to figure out where the good salespeople are hiding and what actually gets their attention.
Sales managers, recruiters, closers, entrepreneurs — what has worked for you?
If Indeed isn't producing, where would you go next?