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Sales: Where is a good place to find sales job applicants like the more experienced AEs, outside sales, inside sales reps?
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Kari Harper, Project management and marketing professional answered:

While job boards can be a beneficial resource, if you are looking for individuals with experience and a high rate of success your best bet to fill positions will be via networking. High level sales reps are in constant demand across all industries which means they are being fished rather than doing the fishing. Most high level reps are recruited by other companies while employed and do not frequent the job boards as often as entry-level or associate reps. To get started with this approach, think about who you do business with? Who is your banker, who is your insurance rep, who sold you your car, etc. All of these individuals have careers that are dependent upon successful networking and if they sold you, they are a good person to chat with because they will know other qualified individuals. Also, they are likely to know who may not be overly happy in their current job.

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