FirstClose™Announces Contest to Hire National Sales ExecutivesAustin, Texas, April 1, 2008 – In the wake of the mortgage industry debacle of 2007, FirstClose, a service of First Lenders Data, Inc. (FLDI), an Austin, Texas-based provider of bundled mortgage settlement services, announced today that it is running a contest to attract and hire “the most successful sales people on the planet” through a new partnership with Close That Deal, LLC.
Inspired by the hit series “House” starring Hugh Laurie and “The Apprentice” with Donald Trump, the company will run a 6 month contest where contestants will compete for a permanent position with First Lenders Data, Inc. The title of the awarded job will be National Account Executive and perks will include a very large base salary, an aggressive sales commission plan, full medical and dental benefits, participation in the company’s 401k, profit sharing, paid vacations, bonuses, and more.
The contestant with the most sales margin at the end of the 6 month period will earn the highly sought after position. All contestants will receive an enormous sales commission percentage for any sales made during the contest. Executives at the company have indicated that if the program is as successful as anticipated, it may hire multiple sales executives and use the program ongoing to fill other positions within the company.
Close That Deal, LLC is a company created for the sole purpose of finding and placing talented individuals within companies based on strengths displayed during real world settings and contests. First Lenders Data, Inc. will be using Close That Deal to do just that…hire individuals based on real world results. Spokesmen for both companies have indicated that televising the contest is a possibility and a percentage of proceeds would go to charity.
“We are looking forward to launching this sales position contest,” said Tedd R. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Lenders Data, Inc. “Hiring good people has always been a priority for ours, but Close That Deal, LLC enables us to see how applicants perform in real world settings with live prospective customers. Making the hiring process a contest also provides a “win-win” for both our company and the applicants. No longer will applicants be judged solely on their resume, education, experience, or who they know. Objective criteria with undisputed revenue results will be used to evaluate each contestant and the winner will be perfectly clear to everyone.”
For more information about FirstClose and Close That Deal, LLC, visit www.FirstClose.com or contact Gabriel Flores at 512-514-6611 or e-mail Gabriel.Flores@FirstClose.com
About Close That Deal, LLC,
Close That Deal, LLC is a company created for the sole purpose of finding and placing talented individuals within companies based on strengths displayed during real world settings and contests. The company prides itself on the ability to recruit and screen top candidates for any industry, create objective contests and real world settings that enable employers to hire the most qualified people. Close That Deal, LLC strives to provide value to both the applicants and the employers by providing clear cut contest parameters and obvious winners to all parties.
