{"id":768,"date":"2007-03-21T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-21T18:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/03\/just-getting-started\/"},"modified":"2007-03-21T13:48:23","modified_gmt":"2007-03-21T18:48:23","slug":"just-getting-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/03\/just-getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The decision has been made. The offer has been extended. The offer has been accepted, and the start date is just around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;newbie&#8221; is joining the sales team. Now what? That can be a bit of a scary question for the sales manager responsible for the success of a new hire. Hiring a candidate that has been and properly assessed, profiled, interviewed and evaluated is an excellent foundation for success. But hold on. It&#8217;s just the start to the process.<\/p>\n<p>As you might guess, an industry term to address these situations has already been crafted . &#8220;Onboarding&#8221; is the most commonly used term to reference the plan for success of your new hire. I prefer Onramping &#8211; using a freeway analogy to describe the plan to bring a new sales person up to speed. With a specific development plan in place, the onramping of the newest member of the sales team will be a smooth merge at highway speed. Without a plan, well, recall the last time you witnessed a bad onramp merge (this morning?)  &#8211; and the ripple effect it had for multiple lanes of traffic. Perhaps affecting traffic for miles behind you.<\/p>\n<p>And the new hire. You are confident you&#8217;ve made the correct hire. How does the new hire know they made the correct career choice? Retention is at stake. A well defined onramping plan will increase the confidence and success of all the parties involved &#8211; and we will back that statement up with a guarantee!<\/p>\n<p>The development plan available for every candidate assessed by Select Metrix is an excellent place to start. These plans are specific, customized and supported by our sales management track. The &#8220;Dev Plan&#8221; along with the unique, specific and customized facets of your organization will increase the likelihood of success. In fact, why not have this valuable tool in place and agreed to <em>before<\/em> that looming start date?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The decision has been made. The offer has been extended. The offer has been accepted, and the start date is just around the corner. The &#8220;newbie&#8221; is joining the sales team. Now what? That can be a bit of a scary question for the sales manager responsible for the success of a new hire. Hiring a candidate that has been and properly assessed, profiled, interviewed and evaluated is an excellent foundation for success. But hold on. It&#8217;s just the start to the process. 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