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Sonja Hastings

Sonja Hastings is a senior software sales recruiter with Optimal Sales Search. With more than a decade of technology sales recruiting experience, she helps software and technology companies identify, attract, and recruit top sales talent. She conducts national, regional, and local searches at the mid-to-senior levels across the United States and Canada.

Attracting Top Sales Talent in Unpredictable Job Markets

Are you still recruiting salespeople like it’s 2009? One might argue that 2018 is the hottest job market since the year 2000. Consider this:

In 1999 the Labor Department reported the real median household income at $58,665.

As of July 2018 the Labor Department reported the real median household income at $62,175.

Family income has risen by 5% in the first half of 2018 and by 17% since 2012.

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When Agency Recruiters Can’t Help You Fill Your Sales Roles

8 Reasons Why Agency Recruiters Can’t Help You Fill Your Sales Roles

Isn’t it frustrating when you reach out to a recruiter to help you fill a role and you don’t see strong results? As a hiring manager or an internal recruiter, when you’re looking for top sales talent, your neck is on the line. You need to get roles filled with the right salespeople and you need to make it happen fast so you can hit your hiring and top line revenue goals.

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