Gulf Coast Food Brokers Scramble to Get Strong Employees in Down Economy

April 17, 2010 - PRLog -- This article provides nuts-and-bolts assistance to Food Brokers and Food Leaders throughout the Gulf and throughout the USA.

With millions of Americans now unemployed - there's a huge influx of available MS sales reps. - but sorting thru it to find the best MS based leadership in the Gulf-region can be an tough task.    Mississippi's Food marketplace exceeds $2.4 Billion (see link below) and over 20,000  employees, yet finding the diamond in the rough sales leader is still a tough task. . . why?

Here are a few tips:

1. Network - Go through your vendors and best reps. you know today - scoop from within

2. Outreach - Reach out to folks not in your industry and ask them to refer any relatives, friends, associates WITH STRONG FOOD INDUSTRY EXPERTISE and email you asap:

* Most companies are still doing the old-fashioned Online Ads and e-recruiting
* Word of mouth is still the best way to get quality talent
* Hiring executives say it best . . . "Network or Not-work!"

3. Monster Resume and other online services

Monster Resume allows you to enter specific wildcards and look for the sales exec. with "just the exact expertise you are looking for."     Why waste time.

As a senior manager for decades, I used services like this multiple times and attained seasoned professionals that would have never applied ONLINE.   You have to dig up talent - it doesn't come to you!!!


MISSISSIPPI PROFILES 498 companies in Food Mfg - Mississippi. Taken together these companies have estimated annual sales of $2,428,233,879 and employ an estimated 20,321 people



Case Study:

One such example of a local Gulfcoast sales executive is Robert Liberato - a seasoned entrepreneur with over 30 years of direct food, sales, purchasing, and leadership expertise.    Very recently a major Food Company restructured and he found himself looking for a new sales position in the very industry that he's an expert in.   It has only been a few weeks into the search - but sorting thru the lower-end positions to find one that values this calibur and level of performance is also a challenging task.

Finding the right talent to fill Food Industry Sales Roles is just as hard for the rep. as it is for the company searching.   Bob says, "It's crazy to think that folks with decades of closing and purchasing skills are taking months to land their dream-jobs - I believe it's a matter of who you know.   Plus, ensuring that hiring executives actually see the value of a seasoned veteran.   I have been in the food industry since a teen ager and worked from the ground up . .  that's why I over-performed in sales - I have done everything from cut meat to cut huge sales deals for very large food proposals.   I'm agressively searching for the right fit, but do not want to settle for a position just to find a job - I want to double and triple and grow that division!"

If you are a food company hiring executive searching for strong talent - you may desire to contact Robert Liberato at the contact information below:

Email:

bobliberato@cableone.net

This is just one case study of dozens who are highly-qualified, yet unemployed in the Gulfcoast area.   There is treasure on the island - Now Go Dig It Out!

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Brokers throughout the Gulf and throughout MS are pressing forward thru tough - times. The leading savvy players are the ones winning the race - they're digging deep to find the best talent and using every resource possible.