It can be daunting for anyone looking to take the leap and start looking for a new role. There’s an overload of information, with every company seeming to have the “best work culture” and “the best product on the market”. Then you’ve got to navigate and work out the pay structures and make several other…

Many of the clients that Pulse works with are either tech start-ups or scale-ups. These range from the local founder-led start-ups that have just secured seed funding to the multi-national scale-up that has secured multiple series of funding and setting up shop in Australia. The attraction of taking an individual contributor role with such a…

Many companies are still conducting interviews via video. One positive about video interviews is that you can write down a cheat sheet to help prompt you along the way. Examples of your sales process and notes on the company are great as a starting point, but it’s also easy to forget about the questions you…

Trump said that the one thing Hilary Clinton had over him was experience. But it was BAD experience! Like him or loathe him, this hit a real cord in the presidential debate leading to the 2016 US election. In the world of tech sales, some experience is bad experience, and this can come in many…

In my opinion, it’s a loaded question and a little outdated, but if you are ever asked this question in an interview, remember to be honest and never say that you don’t have any weaknesses.  On the other hand, if you make up a weakness you don’t have, you will sell yourself short and probably…

“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet” – Bobby Unser. Let’s assume you have the right opportunity for a minute, so now’s the time to prepare; here are some of the key things to think about; 1. Bring examples In most sales interviews, a question about your sales process will come up. This presents an…