Helping Startups Hire Their First Salesperson: What Recruiters Need to Know
Guest post by Rob Scott, Managing Director at Aaron Wallis Sales Recruitment
Supporting an early-stage startup with their first sales hire can be both exciting and frustrating. Expectations are often sky-high, but structure, support, and sales maturity are usually in short supply.
For recruitment professionals, this kind of brief presents a unique challenge. Founders are passionate and often commercially savvy—but they’re usually navigating this kind of hire for the first time. That