We're Hiring a Biz Dev Director, But Want Someone Else to Email Us Your Resume
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Re: We're Hiring a Biz Dev Director, But Want Someone Else to Email Us Your Resume
#2Good luck with the strategy. Not sure whether the value of this will be solely in it's uniqueness but even that can be effective.
I think you're going to create unneccessary confusion though with a "Director" title while stating "with a salary range of $28-32k/year and uncapped commission." Even at a startup a Director level Sales/BD person would be around 100/100 for an OTE of $200K in a market like NY. So if I have a buddy who is a current Director level BD guy in NY looking for a new gig I'm either going to get excited then see the salary and go "Ohhhh, wooops, not a fit" or worse still send him your way and have it grind to a halt on comp. Or worse I might know a new rockstar with a year or two experience but never think of them for this because you're looking for a Director level person.
Re: We're Hiring a Biz Dev Director, But Want Someone Else to Email Us Your Resume
#3If you wanna play these little bullshit hiring games, you better put more money on the table.
Re: We're Hiring a Biz Dev Director, But Want Someone Else to Email Us Your Resume
#4If you wanna play these little bullshit hiring games, you better put more money on the table.
I agree with what you're saying, but no need for so much anger =). (Yes, it is BS though haha)
Re: We're Hiring a Biz Dev Director, But Want Someone Else to Email Us Your Resume
#5I hear Cutco is hiring too. Unlimited earning potential.
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#6Why can't a job simply require that you're competent and hard-working? I don't want to be "ready & pumped to share that vision and move it forward"
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#7Something not entirely dissimilar happened to someone I know.
He was called, "due to feedback from someone who worked with you" and sold on a business opportunity. He'd be starting as the head of IT, etc. (This was, in fact, a reasonable position for him.) Near the end of the call he was told, "We still have another few members of the team to fill out. Can you recommend anyone for the head of finance?"
The real story is that it was all a trick. They had an applicant for head of finance. My friend was listed as a reference. The CEO knew that he'd never get an honest answer if he got a call saying, "How is so and so?" But if the reference really was good, the name he'd be looking for would be on the short list given. (In fact it was the first name given.)
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#8Why can't a job simply require that you're competent and hard-working? I don't want to be "ready & pumped to share that vision and move it forward"
"People who want that growing platform for them to show off their mad magic monetization skills."
I swear after reading this I will do everything in my power never to give a single cent to this company.
Also from their homepage: "Sweat is just fat crying".
Do people really buy this stuff? I go to the gym but I don't feel the need to check my brain at the desk on the way in.
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#9I don't get how this is anything more than a quirky stunt.
We want a friend, a neighbor, a random stranger at a coffee shop, even an online buddy who’s never met before to email us about you.
How can any of the above provide an appropriate professional recommendation? It makes no sense. Sure you want someone "different" but surely the appropriate candidate wouldn't need to be instructed on how to be different.
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#10The first dedicated sales hire in a tech start up often gets a Director title. He'll be a VP in 18 months if he is successful. Been there, done that. Having just hired a sales rep in DC, I don't see how you will get anybody decent for $32K in Manhattan. The number in DC is more like $45K base for somebody with a year or two of tech related sales experience.