MAY 20 , 2008 -- PEAK LAUNCHES FREE SALES ROLE ANALYZER - Online Tool Provides Critical Step in Avoiding Costly Sales Hiring Mistakes. Read more details...

FEBRUARY 11, 2008 -- JOANNE WHITTLE JOINS PEAK SALES RECRUITING - Adds HR Depth to Sales Leadership Recruiting Practice. Read more details...

JANUARY 16, 2008 -- SUSAN RIEKKI-ODLE JOINS PEAK SALES RECRUITING - To Head Up Enterprise Solutions for Peak. Read more details...

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In the news...

Selling Power: Techie Sales
By Renee Houston Zemanski, Selling Power
An article about the importance of matching the talent to the specific sales role, and Peak's Sales Role Analyzer, in the Selling Power recruiting newsletter.... Read more details (requires free registration)...

Salesopedia: Double your hiring effectiveness for free
By Clayton Shold, Salesopedia
Clayton Shold blogs about Peak's Sales Role Analyzer.... Read more details...

Ottawa Business Journal: Sales leadership event draws enthusiastic crowd
By Jim Donnelly, OBJ
Peak's co-managing partner Brent Thomson, describes some of the event takeaways.... Read more details...

Ottawa Business Journal: Eliot Burdett, serial entrepreneur
By Stephen Daze, Special to the OBJ
A profile of Peak's Eliot Burdett, his business ventures, and what he's learned on the journey.... Read more details...

Ottawa Business Journal: Sales initiative set to boost tech community
By Jim Donnelly, OBJ
Peak's Brent Thompson is quoted in this story about the Sales Leadership Initiative.... Read more details...

Selling Power: The DNA of Peak Performers
By Renee Houston Zemanski, Selling Power
An article about our Hire to Win! whitepaper.... Read more details (requires free registration)...

HR Reporter: HR Profession on Path to Higher Status
By Shannon Klie, Canadian HR Reporter
Peak's Joanne Whittle advocates that the role is increasingly strategic.... Read more details...

CNN.com: Are you unemployable?
By Anthony Balderrama, CareerBuilder.com
Co-Managing Partner Eliot Burdett is quoted in this article on why your job search might be stalled.... Read more details...

Globe and Mail:  Worker as shareholder: Is it worth it?
By Kira Vermond, Globe and Mail
Director of our Leadership Recruiting Practice, Joanne Whittle, helps with the pros and cons.... Read more details...

Employment Crossing: Sales Star
By Akbar Ali, Employment Crossing
What makes Co-Managing Partner Eliot Burdett a Sales Star? Read more...

Globe and Mail:  No promotion?  Feel like quiting? Relax.
By Kira Vermond, Globe and Mail
Co-Managing Partner Brent Thomson is quoted in this article on handling rejection in the workplace.... Read more details...

Ottawa Business Journal:  Good ideas from Pigeon Holes
By Leo Valiquette, OBJ
Co-Managing Partner Eliot Burdett is quoted in this editorial on the need to develop a customer-focused sales culture in Ottawa.... Read more details...

Globe and Mail:  Resume? Forget it. Take this test instead
By Kira Vermond, Globe and Mail
Co-Managing Partner Eliot Burdett is quoted in this article on the use of personality tests in screening.... Read more details...

OBJ:  "Biz Savvy" Getting Big Name Clients: the Experts Say
By Julie Fortier, Ottawa Business Journal
Co-Managing Partner Eliot Burdett is cited as an expert at the end of this BizSavvy on the importance of being customer focused.... Read more details...

Globe and Mail:  Monday Morning Manager -- Power Points
By Harvey Schachter, Globe and Mail
... To test candidates for a sales position, try to close the interview without giving a yes or no answer.... Read more details...

OBJ:  "Ottawa would be unstoppable..." Peak survey results point to need for emphasis on sales and marketing in hiring
By Julie Fortier, Ottawa Business Journal
A recent survey is adding fuel to the argument that Ottawa high tech firms are not putting the proper emphasis on sales and marketing... Read more details...

Globe and Mail:  Monday Morning Manager -- Read between the resume lines
By Harvey Schachter, Globe and Mail
... make sure you aren't seduced by someone more adept at selling himself than your product or service.  Peak Sales Recruiting ... offers the following eight prescriptions. Read more details...

OBJ Biz Savvy:  The experts say...
By Julie Fortier, Ottawa Business Journal Staff
Brent Thomson on reference checking. Read more details...

OBJ Biz Savvy:  The experts say...
By Julie Fortier, Ottawa Business Journal Staff
Eliot Burdett on interviewing candidates. Read more details...

Ottawa Business Journal:  The hard facts about soft skills
By Julie Fortier, Ottawa Business Journal Staff
Brent Thomson, a co-managing partner of Peak Sales Recruiting, has seen first hand how demands from CEOs are changing. Read more details...

National Capital Scan:  Ottawa is different but in the same world
From SCAN's Print Edition
“Ottawa is pretty different from other cities in that half of the workforce here works for government,” comments Eliot Burdett, co-managing partner at Peak Sales Recruiting. Read more details...