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Structuring Your Sales Team to Meet or Exceed Your Sales Goals
With 2017 quickly coming to a close, companies are looking at their infrastructure and deciding how they want to enter 2018 in order to meet or exceed their sales goals. It’s common in the building products industry, both commercial and residential, for companies to have a go-to-market strategy with either independent agents, direct salespeople,…
Read MoreThe Dating Game: How Interviewing for a Job and Finding Love Are Similar
When I began my career at Govig & Associates, I was an executive recruiter on our Biopharma team. I noticed that a lot of tenured executives would compare interviewing to dating. This was a curious comparison to me, but as I learned more, I realized that they were correct. If it’s time to make…
Read MoreBring These 7 Things to Any Job Interview
Today I’m going to be talking to you about seven things you ought to bring to every job interview. 1. Directions and contact information. If you’ve never been to the location of your interview before, it’s important to have directions to your interview ahead of time and also have the contact information of your…
Read MoreHow to Prepare for Multiple Interviews in the Same Day
When you’re a candidate that’s going in for a full day of interviews with a company, it can be daunting to have to talk to so many different people. You want to sound as fresh in the end as you do in the beginning, but that can be tough. One thing I advise our…
Read MoreWhy Do Good Employees Leave to Find Work Elsewhere?
Today I’m going to talk about the six reasons why employees leave their organizations, and what you can do as an employer to make sure that you’re competitive in those areas to retain those employees. The six main reasons for which an employee will leave their organizations are challenge, location, advancement, money, people, and…
Read MoreDo You Know How Stress Is Impacting Your Life and Business?
Today I want to discuss some strategies which can be used to manage the stress caused by changes happening in the market and around us every single day. This kind of rapid change creates an overarching stress which can affect us in ways we don’t even realize. Stress impacts everything we do each day.…
Read MoreWho Should You Ask for a Reference?
Today I’m going to talk about references—the appropriate time to ask for references, and who to ask for a reference. References are a vital step in securing a new role. It gives prospective employers a chance to get insight into your background, your successes, and shortcomings in different areas, and how you addressed those…
Read MoreThe Keys to Improving Your Leadership
Whether you’re just starting out in a position or you’ve been there for a while now, there are plenty of things you can do to improve your opportunities for leadership within the company in the future. The biggest piece of advice I can give is to be visible. One good way to do that…
Read MoreHow to Nail Any Interview
To hiring managers, little things truly do make a big difference. What exactly does that mean for you? Because of the high volume of people hiring managers interview, standing out is critical. Qualifications aside, being memorable can greatly improve your chances of nailing an interview. If you are the only one of 10 interviewees…
Read MoreThe First 90 Days of a Successful Transition
The first 90 days are essential to ensuring a successful transition. We’ve got some tips to share that will help you make the first 30, 60, and 90 days of your transition a success. The first 30 days is a learning stage. At this point, you want to be a sponge and absorb as…
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