Christian Padilla

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Talent Acquisition Consultant at Grainger

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Overview

Christian Padilla is a Talent Acquisition Consultant at Grainger, specializing in early-career professionals. He drives recruitment for various functions including sales, technology, and finance, and is a graduate of Lewis University with a degree in Business.

He is passionate about launching early-career professionals into successful sales careers through Graingers immersive, 6-month Sales Accelerator Program.

Personality Overview

Amiable & Agreeable

Non-Confrontational

Story Driven

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.  They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
 They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.

Topics They Care About

Early Career Talent
His role at Grainger is focused on recruiting and developing early-in-career professionals for functions like sales, tech, finance, and HR.
Sales Development
He actively supports Grainger's Sales Accelerator Program, an immersive, hands-on experience that equips new sellers with training, tools, and mentorship.
University Recruiting
He manages hiring for internship programs and engages with students from universities like the University of Michigan and Indiana University to attract new talent.

Media Appearances

Christian has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2023
Talent Acquisition Consultant at Grainger
2-2023 - 11-2023
Talent Acquisition Consultant (Contract) at Schneider Electric
5-2022 - 11-2022
Talent Acquisition Executive at PHMG
6-2021 - 5-2022
Recruiter at Actalent (formerly known as Aerotek)
11-2020 - 6-2021
Recruiter at Aerotek Construction & Engineering Division at Aerotek

Education

2015 - 2020
Business from Lewis University

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Exp : 4 Location : Chicago, Illinois, United States Job Level : Junior Designation : Talent Acquisition Consultant at Grainger
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Insights For Selling To Christian

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers

DONT's

  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow
  • Avoid overloading them with too much information
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Christian is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Christian

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Christian move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Christian take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Christian

Personality Compatibility


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