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Importance of
Sales Human Resource Management
Recruitment and Selection
Problems associated with inadequate
implementation: Sales
– Inadequate sales coverage and lack of customer follow- Human Resource Management
up
– Increased training costs to overcome deficiencies
– More supervisory problems People Planning Employment Planning
– Higher turnover rates
– Difficulty in establishing enduring relationships with How Many Type of Recruitment Selection Socialization
customers to Hire? People?
– Suboptimal total salesforce performance
Achieving Job
Involvement/
Congruence Important during Commitment
recruitment and
selection Resolution of
Achieving Role Conflicting
Congruence Performance
Realism Definition Demands at Work
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Planning for Recruitment and
Recruitment and Selection Process
Selection
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
Planning for Recruitment: Locating Selection:
Recruitment & Selection Prospective Candidates Evaluation and Hiring
Job Analysis:
• Screening Resumes Entails an investigation of the tasks, duties, and
and Applications responsibilities of the job.
• Job Analysis
• Initial Interview
• Job Qualifications
• Intensive Interview
• Job Description
• Internal Sources • Testing
• Recruitment &
• External Sources • Assessment Centers
Selection Objec.
Objec.
• Background Invest.
• Recruitment &
• Physical Exam
Selection Strategy
• Selection Decision
and Job Offer
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Planning for Recruitment and Recruitment:
Selection Locating Prospective Candidates
Internal Sources
– Employee referral programs
Recruitment and Selection Strategy: – Internships
The plan the organization will implement to – Transfers
accomplish the recruitment and selection
objectives. The sales managers should consider – Promotions
the scope and timing of recruitment and selection.
External Sources
– Advertisements
– Private employment agencies
– Colleges and universities
– Job fairs
– Professional societies
– Computer rosters
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Selection:
Steps in sales selection process
Evaluation and Hiring 1. Application
4. Testing
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Testing: Value and Types Testing: Guidelines for Using
Value
– May be used to assist with initial screening
– May indicate compatibility with job responsibilities z Do not attempt to construct tests for the
– May indicate compatibility with organization’s purposes of selecting salespeople
culture and personnel
z If psychological tests are used, be sure the
Types
standards of the American Psychological
– Personality
Association have been met
– Intelligence
– Psychological z Use tests that have been based on a job
– Ethical Framework analysis for the particular job in question
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Legal and Ethical Considerations: Legal and Ethical Considerations:
Guidelines for Sales Managers Guidelines for Sales Managers
Conduct Follow-
Follow-Up and Evaluation
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Assess Training Needs: Methods Typical Sales Training Needs
Common Mistakes
Typical Sales Training Needs
Sales Training Addresses
• Over-
Over-controlling the sales call
z Customer Knowledge:
• Failure to respond to customers’
customers’ needs Salespeople should know their customer
with benefits needs, buying motives, buying procedures,
and personalities.
• Giving benefits before clarifying
customers’
customers’ needs z Competitive Knowledge:
Salespeople must know competitive offerings
• Ineffective handling of negative attitudes in terms of strengths and weaknesses.
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Typical Sales Training Needs Training Objectives
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Evaluate Training Alternatives Design the Sales Training Program
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