At the May 30th CEOtoCEO Breakfast, Jack Rhotes suggested using a balanced approach to hiring your odds of selecting the best candidate increase dramatically.

30:30:30:10: Thirty percent of your decision should be based on each of the following:

• 30% based on predictive assessment tools
• 30% based on recruiting only strong candidates to start with
• 30% based on structured interview questions and the ideal answers
• 10% based on your assessment on the candidates culture fit with your organization.

What ideas can you share on how to select the best sales candidates?