48 resources to land your next SDR job ASAP
And the SDR Layoff Survival Kit.
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In today’s newsletter, I’m sharing 48 resources you can use to land your next SDR job ASAP.
Either you got laid off recently or looking for a new job.
Right now, you need to stand out.
The current market hiring switched from a candidate-driven market to a company-driven market.
What does this mean Elric?
Before companies were struggling to find candidates, as a job seeker you could find easily a new job.
Now companies receive 4x or 5x candidates per job opening. So from a candidate perspective, you need to stand out.
So that’s why I created the SDR Layoff Survival Kit, and this list of resources to help you stand out in the hiring process.
And created a job board to find companies that are hiring right now.
Let’s go:
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48 resources to land your next SDR job ASAP
All those resources are in the SDR Layoff Survival Kit. You can find it here (Weekly updated)
5 categories:
10 apps
6 communities
22 pieces of content
1 template
9 Websites
10 apps
Apollo: Offers a free version that allows you to get 50 free emails per month. With the free version, you can put people (hiring managers) into a sequence for outreach and send 250 emails per day
Kaspr: Up to 50 credits (contact information: emails or phone numbers)
Lavender: Lavender offers 3 months free to job seekers. Great tool that grades emails live.
LinkedIn Sales Navigator: free trial of 30 days to create your list of contacts and see the companies that are growing
Loom: Send personalized videos to hiring managers and recruiters.
Regie.ai: There’s a free forever self serve option that candidates could use to help them write relevant personalized messages in minutes to hiring managers that will help them stand out over other candidates
Spendspark: like Loom with superpowers for sales. You can use templates and auto-personalization to make personalized videos at scale. We have a 7-day free trial if you want to try it out.
Vidu: Has a free version that allows you to make personalized gifs/memes to help you stand out in your job research
Woodpecker.co: Automate sending emails to hiring managers with Woodpecker.co for free. 30 days and 500 emails should be enough to hop on an interview call
6 communities:
Better Together: With Amy Volas: Career Coaching at Scale | The secrets to figuring out your career
Pavilion: The essential community-powered learning platform for CEOs, GTM leaders, and their Teams.
RevGenius: RevGenius is an online community for sales, marketing, rev-ops, and customer success professionals. We offer an inclusive space to learn, share, and bond over the revenue industry experience.
SDR Tribes: French Speaking community for SDRs
SDR of Germany: The first and only German-speaking Sales community. Today we are over 800+ Members from 500+ companies. We share knowledge, mistakes, experiences, successes, perspectives and best practices.
SDRs of SA: South Africa's first dedicated online community for Sales professionals.
22 pieces of content
💌 Newsletter: Layoff: A Step-By-Step Guide To land your next SDR job ASAP by me
🎙 Podcast: How to get an SDR job within 2 weeks (without sales experience) a 5 step process, how to use video, and what to include in your resume by me & Anand Gopinathan
🎙 Podcast: how to get 125 interviews within 7 days, how to land your next SDR job ASAP, tips, resources, and tips to ignore by me and Landon Meyer
💌 Newsletter: How to find and do an SDR job you love by me
💌 Newsletter: How to land an SDR Job in 2022: a 9 step process for standing out by me
Article: 4 Tips to Land Your Dream Sales Job by Scott Barker
Article: Rock the Mock: An Interview Guide for Acing Your SDR Mock Cold Call by Gabrielle “GB” Blackwell
LinkedIn post: Recent Layoff Tips/Resources by Caroline Maloney
LinkedIn post: If I'm a sales person that just got laid off, this is how I'd approach landing my next job ASAP by Florin Tatulea
Article: How to Create a Job Scorecard Template to Find Your Dream Sales Gig In 5 Steps (+ Why You Should) by Amy Volas
LinkedIn Post: Here are a few free (or inexpensive) resources I would recommend to anyone in that position right now by Zoë Hart
💌 Newsletter: The Guide to Navigating Layoffs by Scott Barker
Course: Get hired: Go from sign up to signed offer! by Aspireship
Article: Laid Off? Make a 30-60-90 Day Plan by Tess Brown
Conversation: How do you talk about a layoff on your resume? by Sales Hacker
Doc: List of potential Interview Questions for an SDR/SDR Manager to ask by Florin Tatulea
Doc: Job scorecard by Justin Clifford
Article: How To Break Into SaaS: A Guide To Landing An SDR Role by Jack Knight
📹 Video: 5+ Tips Nobody Taught You for Navigating a Successful Job Search by Sales Hacker
🎙 Podcast: Protect Yourself From the Unexpected, Even in Tech by KD & Sahil Mansuri
🎙 Podcast: Step by step process to land an SDR job at a Billion dollar company by Stefan Conic & Deb Saha
LinkedIn Post: Interview cheat sheet by Alexine Mudawar
1 template
Contact the CEO by Florin Tatulea
Go on google and type in "{CEO NAME} + 2022". That CEO will almost certainly have interviews, blog posts, and articles in which you can tie back a reason why you want to work for them.
Hi CEO,
Just watched your interview on {X PODCAST} and {INSERT RELEVANCE}
I was recently laid off, but as any great salesperson, I'm not going to let one rejection define me. This is just the beginning for me and I'd love to channel this energy on your team.
I've reached out to {MANAGER} & {VP} regarding the open SDR role, but wanted to put myself on your radar as well.
Best from a very hungry SDR,
Websites
Job boards, insights, lists of companies, etc:
SDR Game: job board for SDRs (remote, hybrid, or on-site jobs) - now 32 open roles
Crunchbase: to learn about the funding rounds, and find new companies you can apply for
G2: check the reviews: do they have reviews? If so, do they have happy customers?
Glassdoor: to prep for interviews and learn more about the company culture
Jobgether: Remote-friendly jobs
RepVue: The 20 Best Companies To Work for Sales Professionals
RevGenius: Job board of the RevGenius community
Peersignal.org: Track hiring and find jobs by exploring open roles & trends across 1,500+ B2B tech companies.
That’s it for today.
Hope this list is helpful.
PS: All those resources are available in the SDR Layoff Survival Kit. You can find it here.
New Podcast
#9: Layoff: how to get 125 interviews within 7 days, how to land your next SDR job ASAP, tips, resources, and tips to ignore- Landon Meyer, Founding SDR at Anomalo
In this episode, I talk with Landon Meyer, Founding SDR at Anomalo.
We talk about how to land your next SDR job ASAP:
His 3 tips:
Build your personal brand & Post on LinkedIn
Do your due diligence
Be proactive with your reference check
His 2 resources:
www.peersignal.org to find companies who are hiring & in growth mode.
https://layoffs.fyi/ check if the company laid off employees
What you should ignore: large companies are not safe anymore.
#8: 2022 State of SDR Talent Market: hiring trends, changes from the candidates & companies perspectives - Kyle Smith, Managing partner at The Bridge Group
In this episode, I talk with Kyle Smith, Managing Partner at The Bridge Group.
We talk about the 2022 hiring trends for the SDR industry. What changes from the perspectives of candidates and companies. How candidates can adapt to the new market. Kyle shares his perspective from TBG customers on what works for them. He talks about tips for candidates, and also tips for hiring managers.
That's all for this Sunday.
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See you next week.
Happy prospecting,
Elric
PS: Here're the 3 last issues if you miss them:
#30 - Layoff: A Step-By-Step Guide To land your next SDR job ASAP
#28 - Want to rebook a demo with a prospect ghosting you? Try using those 3 SDR email templates.
If you want to read the previous ones, you can here.
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