Employers
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Finding, ramping, and retaining entry-level talent is costly, time-consuming, and unpredictable. Turnover is 2x higher in sales roles than their organizational counterparts.
Gritty specifically recruits job seekers who demonstrate transferable sales skills and then develop their selling knowledge and potential so that they are well-prepared to impact revenue teams as entry-level contributors.
Graduates go through 7 weeks of sales and professional development training built and led by experts from top healthcare and SaaS sales organizations.
Their experience with Gritty introduces them to a career in sales, vets their long-term commitment, and significantly reduces the risk of churn once in the role.
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We know first-hand that the tech and medical sales industries are very much a who-you-know culture. Gritty empowers talented students and career pivoters who may not have inherent access to the connections and resources needed to break into and sustain success in these industries.
More than 89% of Gritty graduates come from underrepresented backgrounds. Many of our graduates are first-generation college graduates, student-athletes, and/or are non-male identifying.
Our Talent Pool
Proven Performers
Gritty’s 100% virtual sales training and cohort-based professional development program combines pre-class readings, executive coach-led live classes, and real-world application assignments.
Coachable
Gritty graduates have proven their ability to absorb new information, digest feedback, and consistently strive to improve.
Invested
With access to Gritty’s proprietary templates and live mock interviews & debriefs, participants are supported through the process of securing a job offer.
Goal Oriented
Participants will build a personalized Job Placement Plan and outline short and long-term career goals with a career coach.
Team Players
Gritty graduates have experience learning alongside and from their peers in a competitive environment.
Operate Under Pressure
Gritty’s program vets our job seekers’ ability to perform under pressure through our sales role plays, mock interviews, and application challenges.