Discover your next job or find your ideal employee with CMD Recruitment, the largest and most established recruitment agency in Wiltshire and Bath.
The world of sales and marketing has evolved dramatically over recent decades, with new technologies, channels, and software all playing their part in changing the face of recruitment in this field.
Our consultants are experts in identifying the skills required for various roles. They can help optimize the recruitment process. This includes creating effective job postings and interviewing techniques that draw honest responses from job applicants.
Finding the perfect candidate for your sales team or marketing department can be an overwhelming task. We have years of experience connecting employers and employees.
This includes business development and call centre teams, as well as digital marketing and SEO professionals. We offer invaluable advice on both sides of any potential partnership.
We know that employers have specific expectations for those they hire from soft skills to digital and technical aspects.
We want our candidates to demonstrate that they can work autonomously while still meeting deadlines and producing high-quality results. With the right knowledge, qualifications, and experience, as well as hands-on experience working with sales and marketing professionals.
Our dedicated consultants will work with you to understand your business, recruitment strategy, requirements and way of working. We want our potential hires to understand your company culture before interviewing for positions.
Understanding how the company operates helps applicants become better prepared when answering questions during interviews or discussing deliverables during onboarding sessions. Being aware of the employer’s values gives individuals insight into how best to fit into the organisation. With this understanding in place, we can be best suited to deliver clarity and confidence between both sides of the table.
Salary ranges for sales & marketing jobs vary greatly according to the position. For a full breakdown of 2023 salary ranges for the Sales & Marketing sector, check out our Salary Guide here.
Our extensive network of skilled and experienced sales & marketing professionals allows us to access a greater share of the talent pool.
Our experienced consultants will screen candidates to check if they are suitable. Then, they will present you with a few top-quality candidates for an interview. The next step is a series of interviews designed to explore each candidate’s knowledge, skill set, and overall suitability.
We want to identify people who can make a big difference in your department. These people should be experienced in digital transformation, social media marketing, and general marketing. Additionally, they should be able to support your presales, field sales, and after-sales teams. As well as those who are suitable for tech sales recruitment and IT marketing recruitment.
A strong sales and marketing team, combined with the right recruitment agency, can revolutionize your business. It will be easier to promote your products and services, as well as draw in new customers.
Taking the time to find the right candidate for your team will pay off when you create a workplace driven by effortless collaboration. From entry-level sales roles to marketing directors, we can help to find the talent you need to grow your business.
Our ever-growing database of marketing and sales professionals gives us a head start on recruitment. Our recruitment specialists actively identify, engage, and qualify suitable candidates before every recommendation so that you can enjoy a streamlined recruitment process.
Here’s how we find your perfect candidate when you run marketing and sales recruitment campaigns:
• Defining the role. We start by meeting with you and your team and learning more about your company and the skills gap in your business. A consultant will visit your offices to gain insight into how you work and what hasn’t been successful. This information will be used to craft a recruitment plan that will bring desired results.
•Creating the shortlist. We’ll explore our network of sales, business development and marketing professionals to find the individuals best suited to work for your company. Our shortlist is comprehensively pre-screened to save you time and energy throughout the process. With every round of candidates, we provide an easily digestible summary sheet to help you quickly get to grips with our progress.
• Channel selection. To cast a wider net, we’ll start crafting the job description and determine the best places to post the job role. Everything will be pre-approved by you and your team, ensuring you stay in control throughout the process.
• Ongoing communication. Throughout the recruitment process, you’ll have access to your dedicated consultant. We’ll also arrange a weekly update call to provide some honest feedback about the success of your job posting. Clear communication is essential to allow us to refine our approach to find the ideal candidate.
Our specialist team will assess an applicant’s suitability for the role. They will consider technical competency and how well the applicant fits into your company’s culture. We assess soft skills such as communication style and ability to work with others in order to make sure that any new hire can successfully contribute to your organisation’s goals.
Our experienced recruitment consultants offer expertise in recruiting for sales and marketing roles on a temporary, contract, or permanent basis.
Our consultants have developed a wide network and talent pool in the sales and marketing market. They have created strong working relationships with sales executives, marketing managers, brand strategists, digital marketers, and communication specialists.
What Qualifications Do I Need to Work in Sales Or Marketing?
Different roles may require specific certifications or educational backgrounds. For example, a Marketing Manager may need a CIM qualification. Other positions, however, do not require any formal qualifications.
Understand the benefits of working in sales or marketing by checking out our “why start a career in sales and marketing” blog.
What Are The Current Salary Ranges For Sales And Marketing Roles?
When it comes to salaries, the sector can vary depending on the job position, technicality and level of seniority.
Roles with a more technical aspect tend to require further training and knowledge, which normally leads to a higher salary bracket. For marketing, these could include positions with a focus on PPC, SEO, digital marketing, and website development. For Sales, these include technical sales, pharmaceutical sales, or IT Sales.
What Is The Typical Selection Process For Sales And Marketing Roles?
Navigating the recruitment process can be a daunting task. To help, we will explore the typical selection process so you have all the information you need to find successful matches. From start to finish, we will work with you.
What Is The Best Way To Prepare For An Interview For A Sales And Marketing Role?
Preparing for an interview is essential to ensuring success. To ensure you make the best impression possible, check out our “how to answer competency based interview questions”
Sales and marketing professionals drive your business forward and allow you to increase profits and scale your business. They are tasked with capturing your company voice and representing you to the wider public, so it makes sense to take the time to find the right individuals. We understand the importance of identifying the candidates with the potential to flourish with your business, so we take extra steps to get to know your company culture.
When matching sales and marketing professionals with potential roles, we look beyond the CV to identify an individual’s passion for their work. By spending the time pre-qualifying and getting to know our candidates, we can confidently put them forward for roles with companies we know they will love. From an employer’s perspective, this means that candidates are more likely to stay in the role, leading to lower staff turnover and decreased recruitment costs.
High staff turnover in sales and marketing roles is an all too common problem. To help companies to close skills gaps and find the workers they need to drive their business forward, we recommend taking a personalised approach to recruitment.
Working with CMD Recruitment will allow you to enjoy a competitive edge, ensuring that you can quickly fill vacancies with candidates that are ready to flourish with your company. Contact our team today to learn more about how we match talented sales and marketing professionals with companies like yours.
Working with CMD Recruitment will give you a competitive edge, ensuring that you can quickly fill sales and marketing vacancies with candidates that are ready to excel with your company. For those clients searching for ‘sales and marketing recruitment agencies near me’, talk to our recruitment company today. Find out more about how we match talented business development and marketing professionals with companies like yours.
At the end of the day, success comes down to having the right combination of consulting, market knowledge, and delivery and that’s what makes up CMD.
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Businesses can’t operate without competent sales and marketing strategies, so having the right sales and marketing talent in place is essential.
Our dedicated Sales and Marketing consultants understand the importance of these roles to your organization and with access to the best quality talent network, they’re perfectly placed to help.
We’re well versed in the complexities of professional requirements, qualifications and personal attributes candidates require to meet the needs of your business.