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Best Sales Jobs?

  • 27-08-2014 10:56pm
    #1
    Young Blood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭


    What kind of sales jobs pay well? I tried door to door charities recently but it didn't end well. I don't like the concept of trying to sell a charity when the customer gets nothing in return.


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  • #2
    Mr. Loverman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,001 ✭✭✭Mr. Loverman


    Do you like selling? Or would you rather work with a product which sells itself?

    You are looking for a low basic + high commission or high basic + low commission?


  • #3
    Young Blood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭Young Blood


    Hi, I have no experience for starters so I think a position with a standard basic would be ideal until I learn the ropes. I don't mind selling either.


  • #4
    Mr. Loverman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,001 ✭✭✭Mr. Loverman


    If you have no experience you'll have to start lower on the food chain. Something like this: http://www.jobs.ie/ApplyForJob.aspx?Id=1391831

    You need to be very careful when looking for entry level sales jobs. I looked on Jobs.ie (sales - up to 35k) and the majority of the jobs are commission only.


  • #5
    gandalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,458 ✭✭✭✭gandalf


    Depending on your underlying education you could try applying to some of the large IT multinationals. A lot will provide very good training for sales and give you a starting point for a solid career. I wouldn't class them as a long term option but they would be a good foundation for a career in sales if that is what you want. Obviously if you are fluent in a foreign language that is a massive asset as well.


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Sales jobs are easy to get but hard to keep. If you do get into sales, it can be huge pressure. I have seen people hit targets for 8 months in a row then miss target for 3 months and be fired. I have seen people burn out.

    If you still want to go down that route, Check out Spin selling (Neil Rackham). Alot of the top companies sales teams use their strategies. To bring it up in an interview can be a bonus. The books are great.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE6xkPqBlYo


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  • #7
    RomanGod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 352 ✭✭RomanGod


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Sales jobs are easy to get but hard to keep. If you do get into sales, it can be huge pressure. I have seen people hit targets for 8 months in a row then miss target for 3 months and be fired. I have seen people burn out.

    If you still want to go down that route, Check out Spin selling (Neil Rackham). Alot of the top companies sales teams use their strategies. To bring it up in an interview can be a bonus. The books are great.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE6xkPqBlYo


    +1 on reading about sales strategies. I worked in telesales and was fortunate enough to start/end on a high note. A lot of it can be down to being in the right place at the right time but you need skills to take advantage of it. I always cringed when colleagues would let a golden opportunity pass becasue they didnt have sufficient knowledge about a certain product. You have to come across as passionate and knowledgeable to be respected by consumers

    Any other books you would recommend Dre?


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    RomanGod wrote: »
    +1 on reading about sales strategies. I worked in telesales and was fortunate enough to start/end on a high note. A lot of it can be down to being in the right place at the right time but you need skills to take advantage of it. I always cringed when colleagues would let a golden opportunity pass becasue they didnt have sufficient knowledge about a certain product. You have to come across as passionate and knowledgeable to be respected by consumers

    Any other books you would recommend Dre?

    You are correct about right place at the right time, also the right leadership. I have seen many a good salesman be fired in one place and do brilliantly in another.
    Regards to books, the only one i really endorse is Spin. I have started other ones in the past but they just tell you things that you already know.


  • #9
    Young Blood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭Young Blood


    Are OTE ever realistic? I saw an advert recently for OTE of 50k. In reality how much of that would I be expected to earn?


  • #10
    Borzoi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,876 ✭✭✭Borzoi


    Young Blood wrote: »
    Are OTE ever realistic? I saw an advert recently for OTE of 50k. In reality how much of that would I be expected to earn?

    They should be. But it depends how the company has calculated the sales targets and commission structure, and whether they've been realistic in that process.
    It's also unlikely that in your first year that full targets would be achieved, due to training, establishing a sales pipeline etc. so worth asking what year two OTE would be


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