GUIDE
What a Sales Mis-Hire Actually Costs You
Discover the true cost of a sales mis-hire and how to avoid it.
Hiring in sales is always a gamble.
Over-reliant on Inbounds?
On paper, a candidate looks solid, but when it doesn’t work out, the cost goes far beyond salary. A sales mis-hire isn’t just an HR headache; it’s a drain on pipeline, morale, and growth.
That’s when you ask yourself, if a year of stalled revenue is worth the rushed hire?
In this guide, we break down:
The direct financial cost of a
miss-hire (£106k+ per SDR per year)
The hidden drains that bleed growth – leadership distraction, missed opportunities, culture erosion, and data friction
How mis-hires ripple across marketing, sales, finance, and leadership
What the best sales leaders do differently to protect growth
