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To achieve success, businesses need a competent sales team that will be able to overcome objections and create value for the potential customer. So what types of sales people are the best at doing this? Research is clear that there are a handful of traits that differentiate between a successful salesperson and one that is… Continue reading How to Consistently Hire Talented Salespeople

October 2012 In our experience, many managers and business owners are keen to either introduce objective assessments of job candidates and existing staff for the first time, or look at reviewing the processes currently in place to ensure they are delivering effectively and providing value for money. The benefits of reducing the risks of poor… Continue reading Quick Buyers Guide to Using & Choosing Assessments in New Zealand

When we tell clients that we have the widest selection of tried and tested staff assessment and psychometric tools in New Zealand, we mean it; and to reinforce that message louder than ever, we have joined forces with Philadelphia based HR Testing and Assessment company Kenexa to add over 800 new titles to our portfolio… Continue reading Over 800 New Ability, Skills & Aptitude Tests Added to the People Central Portfolio

There is a mountain of books with similar titles and claims to this one, but this one comes recommended without hesitation by us as we worked with the authors in recruitment campaigns almost every week for five years in the UK, and have extensive first hand experience in their knowledge on this subject. The fact… Continue reading Recommended Book – Tough Interview Questions and how to Answer Them

A Guide for Candidates An ever growing number of organisations use testing and assessment as part of their selection process in order to get the most objective view of candidate’s abilities, strengths and potential.  As interviews are notoriously poor at predicting whether a candidate is likely to perform at the level their CV suggests, employers… Continue reading Top Tips for Candidates when faced with Testing & Assessment in Recruitment

Reseller Magazine February 2009 Skilled reps continue to be a scarce resource, Brian J. Dooley finds Brian J. Dooley, Auckland Wednesday, February 11 2009 As the global economy moves into ‘interesting times’, sales will continue to provide the mechanism that keeps the IT industry running. For the reseller, current conditions provide a range of new… Continue reading Ramp up your sales force

These enduring economic conditions have had the expected effect of bringing lots of job candidates into the market through redundancies at home, and an ever growing flow of people returning to New Zealand from the EU, US, Australia and particularly Western Australia where the boom has most definitely boomed; at least for now. Employers and… Continue reading More Candidates, More Choice & More Risk

Based on the work of Professor Steve Poppleton, author of the highly effective Poppleton Allen Sales Aptitude Test (PASAT), the core competencies associated with success in a sales environment are listed below, together with a suggested questions for sales staff interviews. Motivation High performers are motivated by targets, set personal targets above those set by… Continue reading Questions for Sales Staff Interviews

Recruiting and retaining skilled staff looks set to continue to sit at the top of the priority and ’cause of headache’ list for HR managers and business owners across Hawke’s Bay and New Zealand as a whole.  Whilst most initiatives concentrate on bringing Kiwi’s back from their lengthening OE’s and attracting immigrant talent, we ought… Continue reading Addressing Staff & Skills Shortages in Hawke’s Bay