What is Sales Recruiter?

By Abhishek Kathpal | Updated 25 July, 2022

Sales fuel revenue and expansion. Although the statement is straightforward, the work is arduous. Sales executives are high-risk, high-reward individuals who have a greater impact on your company's revenue than any other department. To succeed in the market, you must find the proper fit for them.

Learn about the essential qualifications, responsibilities, and abilities that should be listed in a job description for a sales recruiter.

What is Sales Recruiter

Sales Recruiter meaning and definition

Sales recruiters are recruiting experts who help organizations hire qualified sales personnel. In addition to creating job descriptions, advertising open positions, selecting candidates, creating interview materials, and arranging interviews are all part of their responsibilities. It could be necessary for them to plan career days and employment fairs.

Responsibilities of a Sales Recruiter

The responsibility of a Sales Recruiter is to :

  1. Plan the business's hiring plan for sales personnel.

  2. Determine the annual recruiting requirements in conjunction with sales directors.

  3. Offer support for hiring managers in creating engaging job descriptions

  4. Promote job openings via several channels for hiring

  5. Utilize a variety of techniques to find prospects, such as attending events, planning career days, leveraging databases, or using social media.

  6. Eliminate candidates based on standards for superior sales performance.

  7. arrange for sales hiring teams to conduct interviews

  8. fostering connections with potential future candidates

  9. Monitor metrics to identify hiring process achievements and areas for improvement

  10. Ensure the hiring teams have your back and aid them in making unbiased judgments.

Qualifications and Skills of a Sales Recruiter

  1. Demonstrable experience in hiring, ideally in the sales sector

  2. Knowledge of the entire recruitment process

  3. practical knowledge of social media recruiting

  4. Knowledge of high-performance sales KPIs as hiring criteria is a plus.

  5. Knowledge of creating hiring strategies

  6. Working familiarity with candidate management systems, applicant tracking systems (ATS), and HR databases (CMS)

  7. exceptional communication and organizational skills

  8. BSc qualification in Business Management, Human Resources, or a related field

About the Author

Abhishek Kathpal

Abhi is the co-founder at Longlist.io. Funded by US based OnDeck, Longlist is currently enabling 50+ businesses to increase their candidate and client reach outs, automating the workflow across stages.