Inside Sales Consultant - Inside Sales Consultant Zillow Employee Review

4.0
Jan 31, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great product, Excellent Executive level management and product development team.

Cons

Hiring people who should not be in sales due to needing to grow faster.

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Zillow Response
12y
Thank you for your review. I'm proud of the fact that every single sales manager (around 20 now) were former salespeople. We have never hired a sales manager from outside of Zillow. It's very important to me that sales managers have walked in salespeople's shoes. You are right though that sometimes they are selected based on their management abilities not based on their sales results. Usually they were top salespeople, but not always. Good feedback though, and I agree that they will certainly have more credibility with their team (especially right out of the gate) as a manager if they were a top salesperson. Thanks!

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Zillow Response
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Thank you for sharing such a detailed perspective. We understand that frequent changes to roles, account ownership and business priorities can have a real impact on relationship-building and the day-to-day experience in sales. We’re glad to hear compensation was a positive part of your time at Zillow, and we appreciate you being candid about where the model and structure felt frustrating. Feedback like yours helps us better understand how these changes are experienced across teams as the business evolves.
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