Jolijn Van der Steur

Initiator
DISC Type : Di

Account Executive - Startups EMEA at Ashby

Netherlands

Overview

Jolijn is an Account Executive at Ashby with 7 years of experience in the HR tech space, focusing on startups across EMEA. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Webster Leiden Campus. Colleagues consistently describe her as energetic, positive, authentic, and a highly knowledgeable star salesperson.

Outside of her professional life, Jolijn is a writer who covers topics spanning from sales and career to life in between. She is an active person who enjoys riding her bicycle around town, practicing pole dancing, and taking walks in the park with her boyfriend and their rescue puppy.

Her latest personal obsession is learning and practicing new moves in pole dancing.

Personality Overview

Friendly Challenger

Confident

Impact-Oriented

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something.  They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Topics They Care About

HR Tech Solutions
With 7 years in the industry, she helps startups in EMEA use all-in-one platforms like Ashby to solve their competitive hiring needs.
Sales Philosophy
She often writes about the sales mindset, covering topics like accountability, managing momentum in fast sales cycles, and avoiding sloppy mistakes.
Career & Life
She is passionate about writing and discussing the intersection of a demanding sales career with personal life and overall well-being.

Media Appearances

Jolijn has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Account Executive - Startups EMEA at Ashby
10-2024 - 10-2025
Account Executive at Remote
10-2022 - 9-2024
SaaS Sales Recruitment Consultant at Bluebird
2-2021 - 10-2022
Account Executive · SMB & Mid Market at Recruitee
3-2019 - 1-2021
Account Executive · SMB at Impraise

Education

2013 - 2017
Bachelor of Arts - BA from Webster Leiden Campus
2008 - 2013
International Baccalaureate from GEMS Education

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Insights For Selling To Jolijn

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Look like someone who is on top of their game
  • Acknowledge their status and position during the conversation
  • Clearly address the competitive aspects

DONT's

  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jolijn is

  • Product value plays a big role, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jolijn

  • If they do not firmly believe in you, they will refuse without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jolijn move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can Jolijn take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And Jolijn

Personality Compatibility


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