Building a Strong Sales Team: Recruitment, Interview, and Onboarding Best Practices

In this episode, John McMahon and John Kaplan are joined by
leadership expert Marcy Stoudt for a comprehensive discussion on
recruitment, interviewing, and onboarding in B2B sales. Marcy is
the co-founder of Revel Coach and Revel Search, she is an expert
in recruiting and retaining top leadership and talent. This
episode emphasizes the importance of defining an ideal candidate
profile, the need for rigorous and insightful interview
questions, and the critical nature of an effective onboarding
process. Additionally, Marcy offers practical tips and reveals
some helpful tools to enhance team dynamics and productivity.
Throughout the conversation, the hosts and Marcy highlight best
practices for attracting, hiring, and retaining top talent in a
competitive sales environment.


Tune in and learn more about this episode of The Revenue Builders
Podcast.


HERE ARE SOME KEY SECTIONS TO CHECK OUT


[00:01:02] Meet Marcy Stoudt: Leadership and Coaching
[00:01:40] The Launch of Revel Coach and Revel Search
[00:04:06] Challenges in Hiring and Retention
[00:05:41] Effective Hiring Strategies
[00:06:45] The Importance of Candidate Profiles
[00:10:37] Sourcing and Networking Tips
[00:17:23] The Role of Leaders in Recruitment
[00:31:26] Energy Management in Job Hunting
[00:33:37] Boosting Your Mental Energy
[00:34:08] Choosing the Right Opportunity Over Position
[00:35:57] Interviewing and Screening: Best Practices
[00:38:35] The Role of Technology in Hiring
[00:41:39] Understanding Candidate Fit
[00:55:46] The Importance of Listening in Interviews
[00:59:03] Effective Onboarding Strategies


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES


Learn more about aligning customer-facing teams to improve
execution: https://forc.mx/48o1jyP


Meet the Mentors at Revel Coach: Learn more about our mentors
https://www.revelcoach.com/meet-the-mentors?pgid=loynx9fa-52f3dc1d-7c65-4168-9a43-ea5c7dcfa740


Try out Cloverleaf - the software referenced in the show:
 Cloverleaf.me


Information on Revel Search: Explore Revel90 and our approach to
coaching https://www.therevelsearch.com/revel90


Learn more about Marcy Stoudt through this
link.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcy-stoudt/


HIGHLIGHT QUOTES


[00:06:54] "If you really get clear on why you are hiring this
person, why you are funding this person, and then you make the
time to make sure you are sourcing from many markets, everything
else is so much easier down the road."
[00:10:08] "It's all about the people that I recruit that's going
to define my career and how well I do in this job."
[00:16:45] "You have to figure out the DNA of who you're hiring
and then say, where do they socialize? And then you get to those
places."
[00:19:59] "If you put the onus on the leader, you are ensuring
that they are invested in the success of the new hire from day
one."
[00:21:19] "Candidates have equal responsibility to eliminate the
guesswork and get the ultimate decision maker in the interview
process a lot sooner than most companies do."