Many organizations globally are facing huge churn in sales & marketing functions and one of the key reasons being 70% organizations hire Sales professionals based on gut feel (based on experience and success in the past role). This is leading to professionals failing to perform.
We all agree that your Sales & Marketing department is key to your companies Business Growth. Having said that, it is imperative to find the top Sales & Marketing Talent who can drive this for your organization.
Sales Talent has been rated in the top 5 most difficult skills to hire for over a decade. This is the second most in-demand job, and unsurprisingly so. Most businesses are about selling stuff, and with the economy doing well, they need people to help make those transactions happen. – Global News, Canada
According to recruiter.com, around 90 percent of hiring managers report it is becoming more challenging to recruit and hire enterprise sales professionals, with 57 percent saying it has become even more difficult over the past 18 months. 25.8% of founders said that the hardest executive hire they made in was for a sales leader -LinkedIn on Startups
The Bay Area currently has more than 3500 unfilled software sales jobs on Indeed, second only to NYC at 4300 – similar ratios can be found on Glassdoor and LinkedIn.
CareerBuilder has announced that 30% of businesses across all industries and sectors have added new full-time sales positions, up from five years ago. This is also 6% higher than other types of jobs, making sales one of the fastest growing, most needed skills.