Better Hiring
Hire for results.
Better evidence. Better hiring.
The CV isn’t dead. It’s just no longer enough.
A CV tells you where someone has worked.
It doesn’t tell you whether they’ll succeed in your business.
The best hiring decisions don’t start with company names or keywords.
They start by understanding what success looks like.
Why hiring has changed
A CV used to be the best evidence available.
Today we have LinkedIn, public recommendations, hiring data and behavioural evidence.
Yet many hiring decisions are still driven primarily by a self-written document.
We think there’s a better way.
The CV still matters.
It simply shouldn’t carry the entire hiring decision.
Our Philosophy
Skills are essential.
Relevant experience strengthens the case.
It doesn’t replace sales ability.
We can find the right badges.
We won’t compromise on capability.
How journey works
Define success
Every search starts by understanding what success actually looks like in your business.
Not every successful salesperson succeeds everywhere.
Cover the market
Using our TRACE methodology, we map the market well beyond obvious competitors. Sometimes the best candidate works for a competitor.
Sometimes they don’t. Our objective isn’t to find familiar CVs.
It’s to find the people most likely to succeed.
Measure against success
Candidates are measured against your Success Profile. The CV becomes supporting evidence. Not the hiring decision.
Recruit with confidence
Better evidence.
Better shortlists.
Better hiring decisions.
Why clients choose Journey
26 years specialising in complex software sales recruitment.
500+ specialist IT sales searches.
70%+ retained brief success rate.
Average of just 3 first interviews per hire.
More than 200 public LinkedIn recommendations.
Evidence that is public, inspectable and earned.
Talk to Journey about a brief.
For clients hiring £70k–£120k base IT sales professionals into complex technology markets.