What our clients gain from hiring from Shift Group.

  • “Shift's vision for helping athletes transform into tech sales professionals is supported by their speed and accuracy when it comes to delivering qualified talent. Within the first few weeks of working together, we had hired 2 strong BDRs from Shift's candidate pool - who have hit the ground running, despite this being their first role in tech. JR's team is professional, swift, and quick to understand fit - we are happy to have a new hiring partner in Shift!”

    — Emma Pessereau | Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, WorkRamp

  • “Having worked with JR at our past company, he always had a knack for building great sales organizations and a great team culture. When he approached me with the idea for Shift Group – I was really excited about his vision. His execution has proven fantastic – every candidate we’ve gotten from Shift has had the key characteristics we look for when hiring sellers. They are over-prepared for the interview process and step into the seat on Day 1 understanding the habits and behaviors that are going to make them successful. We’re very excited to continue to grow our partnership with Shift Group as we continue to grow as an organization!”

    — Tarek Alaruri | COO and Co-Founder, Fairmarkit

  • “The Shift Group has been an invaluable partner in helping Coupa scale our Account Development team. Their candidates possess the drive and competitiveness to excel in sales and are always prepared for the interview. Working with them is a no-brainer.”

    — Josh Easterly | Senior Manager, Inside Sales, Coupa Software

  • “Finding the right sales talent in today’s market can be a challenge, but Shift makes the process a lot easier. Shift is unique in a couple of ways: 1. They focus exclusively on former athletes 2. They offer sales training to their candidates. This enables them to have a pipeline of candidates who not only have some fundamental training but also possess the innate characteristics common in athletes that translate so well to sales: competitiveness, resilience, teamwork, etc.”

    — Sean Bannon | Sales Manager, Financial Services at Aptitude Software

  • "In today's market, hiring and retention can be strategic advantages. Shift has become an integral partner for staffing our rapidly scaling GTM team with high quality, driven, and well-rounded talent."

    — Rocky Paap, VP Revenue at WorkRamp

  • “Shift Group and their innovative way of identifying top talent have been a breath of fresh air in regards to our Sales hiring needs. Shift now saves us countless hours in searching for the right candidate fit. We look for coachable team players with a high degree of drive and competitiveness. The Shift Groups finds elite athletes and coaches them to be ready for these Sales roles. We now have freed up our time and let Shift do the recruiting for us.”

    — Mike Brooks | VP of Sales and Client Success, DefendX

  • “Working with Shift Group has been an easy and enjoyable experience right from the start. Retraining capable and driven individuals run through the moral fibers of our company culture. JR put forward some passionate and interesting candidates, which are important qualities to look for in BDR's. Once we found the right fit for Olive, we hired her within a few days and from the get-go, she was well trained on internal sales platforms and was most importantly, competitive and hungry to crush targets. We will definitely be using Shift again for our sales hiring needs. Thanks, team!”

    — Tania Barresi | Head of People & Culture, Olive

  • “My first experience with Shift Group exceeded expectations in every phase of the relationship. From setting up the contract, understanding our business and our needs, all the way to finalizing our selected candidate.

    The team was prepared, efficient, and very professional in the engagement. The fact that Shift Group not only finds great candidates but prepares them for the process AND for early success in their new role is above and beyond in the market.

    I see Shift Group as a key long-term partner as I build and develop teams, they are perfectly aligned with our organizational development goals as well as our chosen go-to-market and selling methodologies.”

    — Matt Dobosh | Chief Revenue Officer, Engageware