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# How To Take Off Your Sales Hat - Part 5

Part 5 of 7: 

How to Attract an A-Player Sales Talent

 

## Part Five:

Hiring the right salespeople is one of the biggest challenges founders face.

Many companies struggle because they approach recruiting the wrong way.

Instead of attracting top performers, they unintentionally attract average ones.

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#### **Why Industry Experience Can Be Misleading**

One of the most common hiring mistakes is focusing too heavily on industry experience.

It seems logical: hire someone who already knows the industry.

But that approach often produces B- and C-level talent.

The best salespeople know how to sell. They know how to build relationships, ask questions, and guide buyers toward decisions.

Those skills transfer across industries.

A great salesperson can learn a new product faster than an average salesperson in the industry can learn how to sell.

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#### **Write a Job Invitation NOT a Job Description**

Another recruiting mistake is posting a generic job description.

Most job postings read like a list of responsibilities. Top performers are not inspired by those.

Instead, companies should write what might be called a **job invitation**.

Salespeople want to know:

When the message speaks to those motivations, the quality of applicants improves dramatically.

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#### **Building a Talent Pipeline**

Recruiting should not begin only when the company decides to hire.

Smart founders constantly build a network of potential sales talent.

At trade shows, industry events, and business gatherings, founders meet people who might someday become strong salespeople.

Those relationships should be nurtured over time.

When the moment comes to hire, the company already knows who the strong candidates might be.

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#### **When Recruiters Make Sense**

Some companies choose to work with professional recruiters.

Recruiters can be expensive, but they often help identify high-quality candidates quickly.

Whether using recruiters or internal processes, the goal remains the same:

Attract A-players who can execute the sales system.

But even great salespeople need the right environment to succeed.

In the next article, we’ll look at how companies set new hires up for success through **structured onboarding.**

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