Selecting Exceptional Salespeople | Ep 392

Only SELECT the best of the best! Today, Alex (@AlexHormozi) talks about the essential steps to hiring exceptional salespeople for your team, tips on recognizing talent, and how much of a difference it can make to your team!  Welcome to The Game Podcast where we talk about how to get more customers, make more profit per customer, and keep them longer, and the many failures and lessons we have learned along the way to $100M in sales. We've got roll-up-your-sleeves kind of hustle with a little bit of cleverness and a lot of heart. Timestamps: 2:30 - Alex’s first encounter with an exceptional salesperson in his team. It was his first day on the job and he already closed a sale without having to train him. 3:59 - During the recruitment process, take some time to filter the interviews. Set a standard and this will help you recognize the talented ones, don’t settle for “good enough”. 6:00 - Keep in mind as well the factors to consider when looking for exceptional salespeople: if you can afford their pay and possibly looking at those who are already working with a different company. 7:57 - Selecting salespeople is more than just the training, it’s about pointing them in the right direction. Training is just to remind them of how good they already are. 10:55 - By setting a higher standard of selecting exceptional salespeople, you are able to get rid of this who are dragging the team’s performance down.  Follow Alex Hormozi’s Socials: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderhormozi (LinkedIn ) | https://www.instagram.com/hormozi/?hl=en (Instagram) | https://www.facebook.com/alex.hormozi (Facebook) | https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexHormozi (YouTube ) | https://twitter.com/AlexHormozi?s=20&t=J9vPh75tO3ow9xExYLsBDQ (Twitter) | https://www.acquisition.com/ (Acquisition )