Where have your best sales reps come from?
Referrals83%
Internal transfer
External hire17%
External hire with recruiting/staffing agency
Somewhere else (comment below!)
 6 PARTICIPANTS
Referrals83%
Internal transfer
External hire17%
External hire with recruiting/staffing agency
Somewhere else (comment below!)
Better Pay and Benefits27%
Exploring new career opportunities46%
I'm starting my own business/practice/firm14%
Additional schedule/remote work flexibility5%
I dislike my boss/co-workers4%
Other (please share below!)2%
Significant impact18%
Moderate impact73%
Slight impact
No impact
Not sure yet9%
No selling.
No recruiting.
No self promotion.
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Those I trust who I know would only pass along a rockstar candidate! Referrals are so wildly important in all aspects of sales.