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	<title>Barrett Sales Blog &#187; Recruitment</title>
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		<title>Different sales assessments and how to use them</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/748/sales-recruitment/different-sales-assessments-and-how-to-use-them/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ethics & Values]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you wanted to, you could sit down for at least four weeks and complete 100’s of sales assessments and there would still be more on offer.  This over abundance of sales assessments can be confusing because they are not all the same.  If you do not know what you want to measure it will make looking for an effective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the ideal sales assessment tool to use when recruiting sales people? Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/740/sales-recruitment/what-is-the-ideal-sales-assessment-tool-to-use-when-recruiting-sales-people-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Call Reluctance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many years people have been searching for the perfect sales assessment tool.  Why?  Because identifying and retaining high performing sales talent continues to elude many organisations.  It has become even more important with products losing their competitive edge and sales success becoming hinged squarely around the capabilities and performance inputs and outputs of sales people. I have been using [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are your sales people at risk of leaving?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/735/sales-recruitment/are-your-sales-people-at-risk-of-leaving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/735/sales-recruitment/are-your-sales-people-at-risk-of-leaving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many of your sales people are thinking about a career move right now? How many of them have come back from their holiday break wondering if they are in the right role or company? Sales people are one of the highest “at risk” groups in terms of turnover (average of 26% compared to the national average of 14%).  Some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why hiring or keeping the 600lb sales gorilla is a mistake</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/719/sales-management/why-hiring-or-keeping-the-600lb-sales-gorilla-is-a-mistake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/719/sales-management/why-hiring-or-keeping-the-600lb-sales-gorilla-is-a-mistake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics & Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teamwork]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For many years the legend of the 600lb sales gorilla or Alpha sales superstar has been strutting the hallways and boardrooms of businesses.  Often revered for achieving top of the league ladder sales results, yet feared by many for their aggressive, manipulative, ego centric, demanding, intimidating antics, countless CEO’s and sales managers have allowed these sales prima donnas to remain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When should we appoint a Sales Manager?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/654/sales-management/when-should-we-appoint-a-sales-manager/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/654/sales-management/when-should-we-appoint-a-sales-manager/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For many start ups and small businesses having a full time sales manager in place is not a viable option.  Firstly, there is usually no one to lead and manage in the sales function however, the function of sales management should be on your ‘To Do List’ as a business owner/manager even if you are sales managing yourself.  Paying attention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testing times when recruiting ‘good’ salespeople</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/265/uncategorized/testing-times-when-recruiting-%e2%80%98good%e2%80%99-salespeople/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/265/uncategorized/testing-times-when-recruiting-%e2%80%98good%e2%80%99-salespeople/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Assessments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Talent]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/?p=265</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I consider how I spend my time professionally, I find it is often devoted to demystifying two things: 1. What is ‘good’ selling? 2. The proper use of psychometric assessments, especially in sales recruitment Having written on the former on many occasions, I would like to dedicate this space to the latter – the proper use of psychometric assessments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why you can’t have a one-type-of-sales-person-does-it-all approach</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/235/sales/why-you-can%e2%80%99t-have-a-one-type-of-sales-person-does-it-all-approach/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/235/sales/why-you-can%e2%80%99t-have-a-one-type-of-sales-person-does-it-all-approach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Assessments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Talent]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I find it somewhat frustrating when people make simplistic claims and statements about salespeople like: ‘super sales performers are all risk takers and oblivious to rejection and failure’. Statements like this are simply not true and trivialise the complex world of selling by trying to box people without proper analysis and insight. There is a large body of research that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create your ‘Ideal’ sales force blueprint</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/207/sales-recruitment/create-your-%e2%80%98ideal%e2%80%99-sales-force-blueprint/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/207/sales-recruitment/create-your-%e2%80%98ideal%e2%80%99-sales-force-blueprint/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 23:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/?p=207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now is the time to rethink your sales strategy and your sales force.  Design the sales force your business needs and get great results. Tip: It’s all in the thinking and planning that happens before the execution. To help you start your thinking and planning here are two case studies from our work files where the businesses got it right. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The cost of poor sales selection</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/197/sales-management/the-cost-of-poor-sales-recruitment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/197/sales-management/the-cost-of-poor-sales-recruitment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 07:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Assessments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Talent]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever done the math on how much sales recruitment costs you, especially when you get it wrong? If you are like most managers then chances are you haven’t.  So let’s consider the costs, overt and covert, involved in sales recruitment. If you don’t know it already, sales recruitment is one of the toughest assignments around.  I know this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who’s in charge of your sales recruitment?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/145/sales-recruitment/who%e2%80%99s-in-charge-of-your-sales-recruitment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/145/sales-recruitment/who%e2%80%99s-in-charge-of-your-sales-recruitment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[1.      How much is a good sales person worth to you? 2.      How much is a good hiring manager worth to you? Speaking about recruitment in these current economic times may seem foolish, however in the area of selling, this is where you could make great strides by picking up highly effective sales people who have found themselves on the [...]]]></description>
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