Women in Tech Sales Bootcamp 2024 - HIRING PARTNER PACKAGES
We're looking for hiring partners who are looking to tap into a diverse, sales-ready talent pool. Keep your pipeline full all year long!
Location
Online
Refund Policy
About this event
- 388 days 1 hour
What is WITS Bootcamp?
Founded in 2019, the Women in Tech Sales (WITS) Bootcamp is an industry-vetted, intensive learning program for women who are looking to pursue a career in tech sales or pivot into tech sales. Students learn the B2B SaaS sales playbook and the art and science of tech sales. Once they graduate they're sales-ready to jump into a career in tech sales.
We will be hosting 6 Bootcamps in Canada in 2024.
2024 Canadian Bootcamp dates are as follows:
- January 29th - February 2nd
- March 4th - 8th
- April 15th - 19th
- June 10th - 14th
- September 20th - 24th
- November 4th - 8th
What will the Bootcampers learn?
- How to build a value proposition
- Customer discovery
- Preparing and executing sales calls
- Presentation skills - including how to sell virtually
- Lead generation and management
- Handling objections
- How to negotiate & close deals
Who are the Bootcampers?
Each cohort consists of up to 25 women from a range of professional, educational and personal backgrounds. Participants are vetted and carefully selected into the program based on the following:
- Drive to pursue or advance a career in sales
- Past sales or sales-related experience
- Good communication skills
- Aptitude for technology and adapting to new situations
Why be a WITS Hiring Partner?
- Meet your annual hiring goals by tapping into multiple cohorts and hiring opportunities – at a fraction of the cost of traditional staffing fees and with more value add!
- Get direct access to a diverse group of confident, motivated and sales-ready bootcamp grads
- Spotlight your company brand internally and externally as a great place for women of all backgrounds to work
- Show your support in hiring and retaining more women in sales
- Showcase your leaders and thought leadership with job seekers and our broader WITS community
- Build pipeline for future hiring needs
- With your support we can continue to support training and bootcamp programs year over year
>> PLATINUM PARTNER - SOLD OUT
>> GOLD PARTNER - $6,000 + HST
Gold employers will have the opportunity to "host" a virtual training day including the following:
- Morning kick-off/welcome address - 15 minutes
- 2 X 30 minute sessions or panel discussion or 1 X 60 minute session - customized for you to maximize engagement
- 1:1 Speed Interviews with Bootcamp grads (20-25 total) on the final day of the cohort form 9-12pm (Career Day & Fireside Chat)
- Meet all the Bootcampers through exclusive Biography Book and video introductions the week before Bootcamp
- Copy of resumes for all Bootcampers
- Unlimited hiring of all Bootcamp graduates
- Ongoing social media promotion pre and post-Bootcamp
- Logo featured on WITS events pages
We will work with employers to customize each session to showcase your company leaders, mission, culture and values. We will reach out with more information provided once a ticket has been secured.
>> SILVER PARTNER - $3,500 + HST
Silver packages allow you to participate in one speaking spot, as well as the speed interview sessions and breakfast Fireside chat to kick off the last day of bootcamp.
- 1:1 Speed Interviews with Bootcamp grads (20-25 total) on the final day of the cohort (Career Day)
- Meet all the Bootcampers through exclusive Biography Book and video introductions the day before Speed Interviews
- 1 Speaker spot on a panel discussion during the week of bootcamp
- Copy of resumes for all Bootcampers
- Unlimited hiring of all Bootcamp graduates
- 1 Social media post promoting your participation
- Logo featured on WITS events pages
>> BRONZE PARTNER - $1,500 + HST
Bronze packages allow you to participate in the speed interview sessions and breakfast Fireside chat to kick off the last day of bootcamp.
- Attendance at the fireside chat with Kim Benedict and guest speaker(s) on the morning of the speed interviews
- 1:1 Speed interviews with Bootcamp grads (total 20-25 interviews) – happens on the final day of each cohort
- Ongoing social media promotion pre- and post-events
- Logo featured on WITS events pages, emails, and collateral
- Meet all the bootcampers before speed interviews through the exclusive biography book and video introductions. Biography book will be provided the day before the speed interviews
- Copy of resumes for all Bootcampers
- Unlimited hiring of all Bootcamp graduates
For more information contact: Kim Benedict, CEO & Co-Founder, TalentMinded Inc., kim@talentminded.ca or 416-587-1283 or Jillian Foster, WITS Program Manager at jillian@talentminded.ca or 416-671-2917.
Some of our past employer partners include - Softchoice, Ceridian, Vena, Clio, Stack.io, Fresh Books, Cisco, Loopio, Compugen, PointClickCare, Achievers, TouchBistro, Resolver, Shopify POS, Riipen, Top Hat, Uber Eats, BlueJ Legal, Jobber, Drop, Intuit, ResQ, Sada and many more.
Frequently asked questions
The bootcamp is typically made up of 70% women with 0-5 years of work experience with transferable sales related skills & 30% with over 5 years. Many participants are looking to brush up on their sales skills and/or pivot their sales career into tech specifically.
The bootcamp is a 5-day program that runs from 10-3pm EST each day (approximately). There is also homework assignments provided daily (approximately 1 hour per day). The Friday or last day of bootcamp is designated for speed interviews where hiring partners have the opportunity to meet all the stude
We source our participants from all across Canada or the US depending on the location of the bootcamp. We partner with associations, educational institutes and post and promote the bootcamp through social media channels. On average 50% of participants are sourced through alumni & referrals.
We interview every student to determine a good fit with the program. Students must be committed to a career in sales and showcase attributes that make a strong salesperson ie: resilience, confidence, empathy, listening skills, solutions-oriented, analytical and strong relationship building skills.
Participants learn the art and science of tech sales including but not limited to: How to build a value proposition Customer discovery Preparing and executing sales calls Presentation skills Lead generation and management Handling objections How to negotiate & close deals
Hiring is unlimited - you can hire as many bootcampers as you can from each cohort. Our partner pricing is intentionally low to ensure that the bootcamp is accessible for participants and employers. While there is no guarantee we are committed to ensuring that you realize value in our partnership.
Typically there are 18-25 bootcampers per cohort.