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What advice would you give to graduates starting a career in sales?

We reached out to our contact base to ask a few questions about advice they’d received over the years on the topic of interviews and careers – and also what they’d recommend to others starting out today. The results were quite interesting! This week, we’ve picked out a few comments from the results about what you would recommend to graduates looking to start a career in sales. What would you say to new grads starting out today? Here are the results from the survey: “Focus on development, training…

The Best Career Advice I Never Took

We reached out to our contact base to ask a few questions around advice they’d received over the years about interviews and careers – and also what they’d recommend to others starting out today. The results were quite interesting! This week, we’ve picked out a few comments from the results about the career advice they wish they’d have taken. Could this apply to you too? What advice do you wish you'd taken early on in your career? “Keep an eye open for other opportunities. You never know what else…

The Worst Interview Advice I Ever Received

We reached out to our contact base to ask a few questions around advice they’d received over the years about interviews and careers – and also what they’d recommend to others starting out today. The results were quite interesting! This week, we’ve picked out a few comments from the results about the worst interview advice people have been given over the years. What is the worst interview advice you’ve ever received? “You don't need to do much research, the interviewers will only ask you questions about yourself.” Showing that…

The Worst Interview Experience I’ve Ever Had

A few weeks ago, we reached out to our contact base to ask a few questions around advice they’d received over the years about interviews and careers – and also what they’d recommend to others starting out today. The results were quite interesting! We’ve picked out a few comments from the results about the worst interview experiences people have had…. What was your worst interview experience ever? “When I walked into the office for the interview, all I heard was the company’s Director shouting at a member of staff.…

Entrepreneurially-minded, ambitious recruiters wanted!

Are you a recruitment consultant with at least 1 years’ experience? Are you ambitious, driven and keen to take the next step in your career? Are you looking to move to a new company where you can build your own division or department and lead it to success? If so, then take a look here: http://yourprimerecruitment.com/careers/ We’re recruiting for recruitment superstars – and working with us isn’t like going to work for every other recruiter out there. We’re a start-up so we’re agile, fun and flexible in our approach. Joining…

What’s new at YourPrime?

Moving to our new offices YourPrime Recruitment officially moved to our new offices at the Towers Business Park in Didsbury, Manchester. It’s another sign of our continued commitment to growth and we feel the location is a great base for attracting the best calibre of recruiting talent across the North West. We’ve already got some ‘artwork’ up on the walls too, if you could call it that! At a recent charity auction, we purchased a signed Gabriel Jesus football boot which is taking pride of place in our office currently:…

YourPrime Recruitment Going from Strength to Strength

We’ve had a great month in October 2017, the best yet – signs that the business is going from strength to strength as we expand and look to 2018. We’ve brought on 5 new clients who we’ll be placing for over Christmas and the New Year, in addition to our existing client base. We’ve just signed a number of exciting new placements, so there’s some lucky candidates out there waiting to start a new role across a range of high level positions: IT Director Data Analyst Sales Manager Sales Director…

How To Answer The Most Difficult Interview Questions

Why do you want to work for us? Presumably, before you go for your interview, you’ll have already done a good amount of research about the company; across their activity in the market, recent news items, blog posts, annual reports and more. So, demonstrate that research in your answer to this question. Many applicants will say that they ‘want a new challenge’, or think that a new job could be a really good chance to ‘develop themselves’. But these points are all focused on YOU. Think about what you can…

How To Deliver ROI From Your Next Sales Hire

So many times I talk to clients and the topic of achieving a Return on Investment (ROI) from a new candidate comes up. ROI is often considered when buying a physical product, but not when hiring. But in sales, achieving an ROI on a new sales rep is critical. We’ve all heard stories about organizations paying a recruitment agency £10,000 (sometimes more) for a candidate, only for the new hire to leave or be let go after a few months – with no tangible business return. And in a market…

Ambitious Manchester Recruitment Agency Appoints New Director

Manchester, UK – YourPrime Recruitment (http://yourprimerecruitment.com) has announced the new appointment of Ben Bray as Recruitment Director, responsible for heading up Recruitment operations at the agency. With 6 years’ experience recruiting across a range of industries, but with a particular focus on the sales and technology sectors, Ben brings a wealth of knowledge and in-depth sector expertise. “YourPrime represents a shift in the recruitment market,” comments Ben. “The expectations of clients are changing and they want a much more specific skillset from their agency partners. I’m excited to get started…