June 2, 2010 in Blog by Dawn Williams

Why do some people have a negative perception of recruiters?

Perceptions of recruiters from both clients and candidates by Sirius Personnel.

May 26, 2010 in Blog by Dawn Williams

Should you negotiate a job offer and how?

How to negotiate an offer without turning off your new employer by Sirius Personnel.

May 19, 2010 in Blog by Dawn Williams

How to get noticed (in a positive way) by an employer or recruiter.

How to get noticed (in a positive way) by an employer or recruiter.

May 12, 2010 in Blog by Dawn Williams

How to present a bad boss or situation in an interview

Sirius personnel is a sales and marketing recruitment firm. Today’s topic is how to present a bad situation without you coming off negative or a complainer

March 25, 2009 in Blog by Dawn Williams

Managing your online brand

Managing your online brand Whenever I get a new client and sometimes with candidates; I’ll Google their name and read what comes up. I do this to gain some insight on the people I meet. I want to know what makes them tick. I also periodically Google my name. Increasingly, clients are doing the same. […]

March 18, 2009 in Blog by Dawn Williams

10 things that a sales recruiter wants to see in your sales resume

1. All of your contact info-I know that I am stating the obvious but as a sales recruiter, I still see resumes without email addresses or phone numbers. 2. Description of your employer-I want to see a 1 liner description of your department. Imagine you work for GE. Do you sell appliances, transformers or medical […]

March 11, 2009 in Blog by Dawn Williams

10 Tips to help sales people get their “mojo” working

1. Tell yourself that it’s just temporary-If you have been on top before and find yourself in a slump, tell yourself “and this too shall pass”. This expression means that dark and dreary days will turn around. But it also means that the Klondike days don’t last either. The best thing that you can do […]

March 4, 2009 in Blog by Dawn Williams

How to weather the storm as a sales person

It seems that gloom and doom news is swirling around us and it is sometimes difficult to not let it affect us. Consider this; the need for good sales people is on the rise (see my last post), you have quite a bit of power in your own hands to change things and even if […]

February 25, 2009 in Blog by Dawn Williams

It’s a great time to be in sales!

It’s a great time to be in sales. You’re probably asking what planet I’ve come from but I assure you that I am serious. All around us, we hear terrible news but if you listen and look carefully, there are many pieces of good news. In Saturday February 21st’s Montreal Gazette, they featured an article […]

October 27, 2008 in Blog by Dawn Williams

Work life balance as a sales person

Achieving a balance between your work life and your home life if you are a sales person can sometimes be difficult. We are expected to use the hours from 9 to 5 for customer face time and because we don’t really have fixed work hours, use the hours after 5 for proposal writing, social events […]