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We help you hire top
Sales & PreSales talent.

Scaling your revenue starts with building the right team. Better Career specializes in connecting growth-stage companies with top-tier Sales and Sales Engineering talent.​

Why Us?

We’ve been in your seat

Our team has lived this — hiring, managing, and scaling Sales and PreSales teams inside high-growth startups. We understand the pressure, the urgency, and the challenge of getting every hire right.​

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Deep Sales & PreSales Network

Through our work with Better Career and PreSales Collective, we’re deeply embedded in the GTM talent market. We have access to thousands of vetted, engaged SEs and AEs who are ready to make an impact.​

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​Specialized Recruiting = No Wasted Time

SE and AE hires are nuanced.  Recruiter who haven’t been in the role can miss what separates a decent candidate from a great one. Specialized recruiting ensures you don’t miss top talent or waste time on the wrong candidates.

Roles We Hire For

​PreSales 

  • Sales Engineers

  • Solutions Consultants

  • Solutions Architects

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Sales 

  • Account Executives

  • ​Account Managers

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Across all segments:

  • SMB

  • Mid-Market / Commercial

  • Enterprise / Strategic

Partner with Us

At Better Career, we know how to build unstoppable Sales and PreSales teams—because we’ve done it ourselves.

 

We've placed hundreds of Sales Engineers and Account Executives at growth and scale-up tech companies. 

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Yuji, Co-Founder of PreSales Collective, helped create a thriving community for Sales and PreSales professionals, while Mattie spearheaded PreSales Academy, launching hundreds of professionals into tech sales careers.

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We’ve scaled teams at hyper-growth companies like Outreach and Apptio, driving revenue from $2M to $120M and $10M to $100M. From crafting playbooks to hiring globally, we’ve been in your shoes and know what it takes to scale your revenue teams.​​

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We look forward to help you do the same!

mattie and yuji

Partner with Us

At Better Career, we know how to build unstoppable Sales and PreSales teams—because we’ve done it ourselves.

 

We've placed hundreds of Sales Engineers and Account Executives at growth and scale-up tech companies. 

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Yuji, Co-Founder of PreSales Collective, helped create a thriving community for Sales and PreSales professionals, while Mattie spearheaded PreSales Academy, launching hundreds of professionals into tech sales careers. And Juliana has an extensive recruitment background, having helped high-growth tech companies hire amazing talent.

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We’ve scaled teams at hyper-growth companies like Outreach and Apptio, driving revenue from $2M to $120M and $10M to $100M. From crafting playbooks to hiring globally, we’ve been in your shoes and know what it takes to scale your revenue teams.​​

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We look forward to help you do the same!

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Yuji Higashi

Co-Founder

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Juliana Van Laanen 

Director of Sales & PreSales Recruiting

Mattie Stremic

Co-Founder

Our Recruitment Services

At Better Career, we offer flexible, tailored recruiting solutions to meet your unique hiring needs.

Retained Search

For critical roles that require a dedicated, high-touch approach, our retained search ensures the best candidates are identified and secured quickly.

Contingency Search

Need to fill a role fast? We leverage our extensive network to deliver top talent without the upfront commitment of a retained search.

Hiring Consulting

We offer expert guidance to refine your hiring strategies for Sales & PreSales roles, optimize processes, and build a hiring framework designed for long-term success.

Our Process — 2 Week Sprint

Every month an unfilled sales seat can cost $100K–$200K+ in delayed pipeline, stalled deals, and lost AE productivity. We get it — and that’s why our focused process delivers top candidates in under 2 weeks.

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Prep

Align fast. Hire right.

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  • Kick off with a focused hiring brief to define must-haves and nice-to-haves.

  • Set up shared comms (Slack, ATS, etc.) for real-time updates.

  • Lock in an ideal candidate profile using market and role-specific benchmarks.

  • Set clear timelines to move fast without missing details.

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Source

Find talent others can’t.

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  • Tap into our network of vetted SEs and AEs — both active and passive.

  • Position your role to stand out with clear, compelling messaging.

  • Run calibrated screens for both technical and soft skills.

  • Deliver a curated shortlist of top candidates ready to engage.​

3
Review

Refine with data. Move with confidence.

  • Monitor key metrics to track sourcing effectiveness in real-time.

  • Analyze candidate performance and hiring momentum.

  • Surface insights around conversion, drop-off, and fit.

  • Make fast, informed adjustments based on real-time data.

  • Align on next steps to continuously improve results.

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Refine

Scale what works. Faster.

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  • Reassess hiring goals and adjust as needed.

  • Apply what we’ve learned to sharpen the next sprint.

  • Recalibrate screening criteria and process for stronger signal.

  • Relaunch with a tighter, faster strategy — and keep scaling.

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Great companies are built by exceptional talent—let us help you find yours.

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