Hire a Sales Development Rep in 7 days.

Talento sources vetted SDRs who can call, email, and book meetings from day one. Human hires placed in seven days. AI SDR agents deployed in one week. You pick the path.

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What a SDR does

The scope, in five bullets.

Outbound prospecting across cold email, cold calls, and LinkedIn touches
Meeting booking for AEs from both inbound and outbound leads
CRM hygiene in HubSpot, Salesforce, or Attio — every touch logged
List building from Apollo, ZoomInfo, or LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Cadence and copy testing so what works this month replaces what worked last month

Vetting

The ten factors we screen for.

Every candidate passes an AI pre-screen and a human interviewer before you meet them. Miss more than two of these and they don't make the shortlist.

Written English at native or near-native fluency
Comfortable on the phone without a script
Fluent in a modern outbound stack (Apollo, Outreach, Salesloft, or similar)
Understands the funnel (MQL, SQL, opps, pipeline coverage)
Can write personalized outreach at scale, not templated spam
Resilient at 50-plus dials a day and 100-plus emails without burning out
Comfortable with async, remote-first collaboration
Metrics-driven — tracks their own conversion rates weekly
Coachable — takes feedback in a role play and applies it the next call
Owns a target, not just a task list

Consider an agent

Some SDR work belongs to an AI agent.

High-volume qualification, lead scoring, or first-touch outbound often fits an AI SDR agent better than a human hire. Talento scopes, builds, connects it to your tools, and hands you a running system inside a week.

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Why Talento

The old ways make you choose. Talento doesn't.

	Talento	DIY	Agency	Freelance
Speed	7 days to placed	Slow	Slow	Fast
Vetting	10-factor + head of talent	Your job	Their screen	Ratings only
Cost model	One retainer	Your time	15-20% of salary	Markup + admin
Agent option	Scoped and deployed	You'd build it	None	None
If it doesn't work	30-day fit window	Start over	Pay again	Start over

FAQ

Hiring a SDR — questions we hear.

How is this different from hiring an SDR through a recruiting agency?

Agencies only send candidates. Talento decides whether the role needs a human hire, an AI SDR agent, or both, then delivers what fits. No agency markup, no per-hire commission. One retainer covers the whole engagement.

How fast can you actually place an SDR?

Seven days from first intake to a placed hire. Shortlist inside 72 hours behind the scenes. If nothing in round one fits, we source another batch. The seven-day promise still holds.

Should I hire a human SDR or use an AI SDR agent?

Depends on volume, ICP complexity, and where you are in the sales motion. High-volume top-of-funnel qualification often fits an AI agent. Enterprise outbound with nuanced discovery still needs a human. Talento decides with you in the intake call.

What's the 30-day fit window?

If you want to swap the hire, retune the agent, or change anything at all in the first 30 days, we handle it. No calls, no forms.

Where are your SDR candidates based?

Global remote — we source wherever the best-fit candidate is. Timezone alignment to your team is part of the intake conversation.

Ready when you are

Your next SDR could ship this week.

Placed in 7 days. Nothing to install, no contracts to sign until you see who you're getting.

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