Role(s) Filled: Sales Manager
Timeline: N/A - Contingent
The Challenge
As far as matching a candidate with the right role at the right company, it rarely gets more serendipitous than this placement. As one of the larger two-steppers in the US, Parksite has a national scope unusual for similar businesses. A short time after placing a member of their operations team, we found an excellent candidate with nearly two decades of industry experience.
He’d left the industry to work for an infrastructure company whose operations in his specialization were winding down. However, he knew his career wasn’t done and reached out to us to help him find his next career opportunity.
The Strategy
Luckily for our candidate, he had plenty to recommend him. He was based in Chicago, a centrally located market with fast, relatively inexpensive access to air, rail, and road travel. He had a long history of impressive sales results and success in managerial roles. It was easy to speak positively about his experience, skills, and personal qualities.
When we sent his information to Parksite’s VP of Sales, we received the news quite quickly: conveniently enough, they had a Sales Manager position opening up right in Chicago.
The Solution
We knew this candidate’s expertise would be a good fit because his former company played in similar spaces to Parksite, though not exactly the same. We also knew they’d hired people with backgrounds like his in the past.
They went through a thorough interview process where he got to meet several members of the team. As he met more people, our recruiters watched him transition from being curious and mildly interested at the beginning to all-in, fully engaged by the end. Parksite’s team was equally enamored with him, and—as they say—the rest is history.
The Outcome
Since joining the team, he’s done an amazing job in this Sales Manager role. His presence has helped them fill a hole in their sales team, helping them secure even stronger footing in the Chicago market.
