Why hiring managers want you to be a bad applicant for their sales role


This might seem a bit counterintuitive, but I promise it's true. They have a sales role to fill. Just one. But they have a ton of applicants. Each applicant having their own "applicant profile". Meaning, lots of data. Lots of things to consider when looking into each applicant. This takes a lot of time. But they need the hire made sooner than later. Their business is growing, there is pressure. They must meet the demand. So how do they go about finding the perfect person to hire in a sea of...