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- 22 year old Looking for a career in sales that is not car sales.
- Sales in Charlotte
- Sales Manager reverting to Sales
- Salary Minimums in California
- 1099 or employee?
- Fortune 500 tech sales experience wanting a change of scenery ....how?
- Advice needed in terms of contacting a sales manager.
- Would you follow up with your lead in this situation?
- Are most offices going to open up soon?
- Practicing sales skills while in school?
- Salesperson turned Serviceperson and hating it- What would you do?
- LinkedIn Question - any way to do advance search without Sales Navigator???
- Almost 30 want a change careers to sales, is it worth starting over at entry level pay?
- Startup or Fortune 500? Which do you prefer and why?
- Strongly considering trying to break into the industry after the New Year, do all sales jobs require you to work so much you have to sacrifice life outside of work?
- Do you need excellent communication skills when starting a Real Estate career?
- Advice on company not wanting to up their lead buying? (Inside Sales)
- I got this for Christmas. I've never heard of it. Is it good? ---Fanatical Prospecting The Ultimate Guide for Starting Sales Conversations and Filling the Pipeline
- How do you budget with your comp plan?
- Becoming cynical about interviews
| 22 year old Looking for a career in sales that is not car sales. Posted: 31 Dec 2018 08:12 AM PST I've been in Ford car sales for the past year, and it has been an okay ride. It is my first sales job and I have gained a lot of experience and I'm extremely glad I broke into the field of sales. I have found that I am very personable and am in the top 3 of sales at my store. The whole reason I'm writing this is because I hate car sales. I don't want I get locked in. I can't stand The hours, some of the people I come in contact with, and I'm not making money. I'm not dogging on car sales, but it's not for me. I am really looking for some insight in a new sales field. I have looked into pharmaceutical sales and that sounds dandy and all, but are any of you in a career field that is for someone personable and make good money? I know I will need to put in the time, and I am eager to get into a new field sometime in the new year. Also, I'm in Kansas City if that helps with anything lol. Thank you for the read! I know it was long. I appreciate it, and happy selling for the new year!! TLDR; In car sales for a year. Hate it. I'm personable and I excel in the sales field. Looking for other sales field so I can start a career. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Dec 2018 10:18 AM PST Anybody here live in Charlotte area? I am relocating to the area next summer. I've been an associate in med device (ortho) for the past 1.5 years but not looking to stay in that space. Looking to move into a different area of device or tech. Curious to get everybody's opinion. I don't think I'd have an issue finding device jobs as they in every city, but what is the tech scene like in Charlotte? I'm assuming FinTech is big? [link] [comments]  |
| Sales Manager reverting to Sales Posted: 31 Dec 2018 11:20 AM PST Hi Everyone, I'm a 27 Year Old Sales Manager at a UPS company. I'm trying to get out of logistics and revert back into a sales role without taking too big of a pay cut on the base salary (81k). I know more than likely I'm going to have to sacrifice a bit up front but I'm thinking long term. I'm looking for advice on a booming sales industry to sink my teeth into and need a little guidance because I really don't know what I want to sell, I just know I love to sell. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Dec 2018 05:36 AM PST As I understand it, in California, exempt employees (like outside sales people) are required to be paid twice the state minimum wage (based on a 2,080 hour work year). Is this affected by bonus/commission? That is, can an employer count commission towards that number? Or is it required to be all base pay? So currently the minimum is 45,760 and going up to 49,920 on the first. I also notice there is an exception for companies with fewer than 25 employees. My question here is whether that's total employees or just the ones in state? My company has more than 25 people but not in California- I think it's unlikely they wouldn't count all employees but I guess it's possible. Thanks everyone and happy new year!! **Edit- the 25 employee exception just lowers the minimum salary, doesn't negate the whole thing. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Dec 2018 10:25 AM PST Which option should I be pursuing? Currently a BDR for an emergency restoration company and I'm looking to find new opportunities. A lot of jobs on Glassdoor are independent contractor jobs. Are there any upsides to a 1099 job? Or am I better off looking for an employee position? [link] [comments]  |
| Fortune 500 tech sales experience wanting a change of scenery ....how? Posted: 31 Dec 2018 03:02 AM PST Basically, I have about 2 years plus a summer as an intern for a top tech company / Fortune 500 company as a tech salesman. Also have a degree in IT from a top university. Nonetheless, I want a change of scenery, but not sure how to go about doing so. I would like to stay in sales, but considering this is my first real big-boy job (straight out of college) I'm not sure how to go about this process. I've tried the various job posting websites, along with going to 10-15 company's websites to apply via their job application portals. I've even tried reaching out to a few people on LinkedIn (have an excellent resume and LinkedIn profile), but no luck. Just curious how anyone has done something like this in the past. I'm making around 95k plus quarterly bonuses, so around 135-150k, and I understand there's a solid chance I'll end up having to take a pay cut to move elsewhere, but I'm definitely willing to do that. Would just prefer to work for another Fortune 500 company, and maybe even switch from a technical sales job role to more of a client rep job role. I've also put a lot of thought into studying for the GMAT so I could potentially get a MBA to enhance the chances of landing a manager type role, too. Just not sure if that's worth it, considering my education and work experience. Thus, any advice would be truly helpful! TL;DR: Solid work experience as tech sales at top globally recognized Fortune 500 company wanting to change companies. Not sure how to go about doing so. [link] [comments]  |
| Advice needed in terms of contacting a sales manager. Posted: 31 Dec 2018 02:47 AM PST I applied for a car sales executive job at one of the best companies to work for the in the country. I passed the first screening test and then also an assessment. Waiting to hear back from my assessment however i completed that on the 21st. Would it be appropriate or a good move to try and get in contact with the sales manager directly? [link] [comments]  |
| Would you follow up with your lead in this situation? Posted: 30 Dec 2018 10:18 PM PST Handed lead off to business account manger. He followed up but had no contact. It's been a week. Should I follow up with customer who gave me his information? Or just wait it out? [link] [comments]  |
| Are most offices going to open up soon? Posted: 31 Dec 2018 01:02 AM PST I know this is a durr question but im a hungry grad looking for sdr roles. Everything was going pretty well with 2-3 companies before the holidays and then everything just froze I get that things slow down for christmas but will they pickup soon? Im really hoping to get hired soon [link] [comments]  |
| Practicing sales skills while in school? Posted: 30 Dec 2018 08:47 PM PST I want to begin practicing my skills while still in university in hopes of succeeding at a SaaS job. I've been reading books, listening to audiobooks, and lurking in this subreddit, and watching YouTube for the past year or so, but I know that actual experience matters so much more. I have considered cold calling strangers and selling a product that doesn't actually exist, then blocking them if they buy but this feels a bit unethical (wasting peoples time). As well it likely won't represent B2B sales. Any thoughts or suggestions? Graduating in a year and a half, marketing management diploma, Vancouver BC [link] [comments]  |
| Salesperson turned Serviceperson and hating it- What would you do? Posted: 30 Dec 2018 03:47 PM PST Hoping for feedback on a situation I'm in with my current sales role. I've been in outside sales for 4 years, my first three I spent selling HCM software. I loved the chase/ frequency of sales (85-100/year), but didn't have the best service support, so I ended up with around 280 Buisness owners calling me whenever they had a question about their payroll-not ideal. I got paid commission monthly on the annual deal value which kept me super motivated. I ended up getting licensed to sell health insurance and cleared around 100k on a 55k base my third year. In December of last year I took a client from a large insurance agency who offered me a 75k draw, and quarterly residuals on any clients sold. I don't have a quota, and don't get a service team until I "validate" (earned commissions are tapping monthly higher than my draw). I also don't get paid commissions unless my clients pay their bills. I've sold 14 larger accounts, that I've had to service on my own, but have not been paid a dollar in commissions yet on them (the explanation I got was there was an error with accounting and they would true-up in March ) . I'm under more stress than I've ever been before, and since I'm selling group health insurance, I'm getting 5-6 urgent calls/ week from employees who are at the doctors or dentist who've forgotten ID cards, have coverage questions, etc. The problem I'm having is I don't feel like a salesperson anymore, I feel like 70% of my time is spent servicing accounts . I've looked for mentors within my organization and most of the senior reps make 125-250k but spend a majority of their time servicing their book as well. I miss the hustle and drive I had at my old company/ being around people tho hunt. I've had a hard time wrapping my head around continuing to grind when I haven't gotten a commission check in the 10 months I've been here. I'm consistently praised for my sales, and have sold more accounts than everyone in my new hire class- but feel broke, tired and defeated. Is this a normal ? Am I just bitching because my commissions are late? Would you look for a new job? [link] [comments]  |
| LinkedIn Question - any way to do advance search without Sales Navigator??? Posted: 30 Dec 2018 08:11 PM PST Is there any way to have access to searching capabilities of Sales Nav without paying for a Sales Nav subscription? I basically just want to search LinkedIn for people in a geo area, with certain titles, in an industry, and have a specific company employee headcount. It seems like the only way to have access search these fields is with Sales Nav. My target market isn't very active on LinkedIn. So I take advantage of the Sales Nav searches and job changes and that's about it. Is there any other tools or ways to search without using Sales Nav? Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Almost 30 want a change careers to sales, is it worth starting over at entry level pay? Posted: 30 Dec 2018 03:26 PM PST Almost 30 want a change careers to sales, is it worth starting over at entry level pay? [link] [comments]  |
| Startup or Fortune 500? Which do you prefer and why? Posted: 30 Dec 2018 07:10 PM PST |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2018 07:12 PM PST I have no problem with hard work, just wondering about things like having to take sales calls at all times or having to work crazy hours 6 days a week [link] [comments]  |
| Do you need excellent communication skills when starting a Real Estate career? Posted: 30 Dec 2018 05:53 PM PST Basically, I am interested in becoming a Real Estate Agent to learn more about the career and have investment benefits. I am an 18M and I don't have much experience in communication skills as I would like to have if I were to be a salesperson. It's not that I can't have a good conversation with someone, but I sometimes have trouble looking at people in the eye. My question is, will I learn how to better communicate with clients with the more experience I get during my career. I am willing and ready to learn what it takes to be an RE Agent, although I would like to get opinions on what I should do. I'm sure there are many salespeople who started off with not so good communication skills, and I would like to know what you, or they, did to help improve that. What are some things I could do to prepare myself for when I am done completing my RE License? Thank you for your time. [link] [comments]  |
| Advice on company not wanting to up their lead buying? (Inside Sales) Posted: 30 Dec 2018 01:55 PM PST Been with this company for a couple months and everything looks alright aside from the fact they're very strict on it being all leads they generate (which coming from outside sales roles is a little frustrating). My main issue is they buy 100-200 leads/day for a salesfloor of 30 reps and expect that to be enough even though some of the reps in there will burn live transfers just to find "layups". Either allowing people to prospect their own leads, or up'ing the lead buy would make this place livable but with how things currently are I took roughly a 65% pay cut coming in here on numbers that are actually impossible to reach with their current systems in place. Anyone have any recommendations or is it time to look elsewhere/go back to my old company? From my perspective I just can't see a company like this being able to provide me a livable income [link] [comments]  |
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| How do you budget with your comp plan? Posted: 30 Dec 2018 01:07 PM PST I'm a new graduate that will be joining a Saas Company with a comp plan of roughly 90k base and 140k OTE. My plans are to budget my spending with only my base salary and pocket the rest from commissions for investments/savings. For those with similar or different comp plans, how do you manage to budget your expenses? [link] [comments]  |
| Becoming cynical about interviews Posted: 30 Dec 2018 12:06 PM PST I made the decision to switch careers from clinical healthcare to healthcare sales. In just a few months I've attended dozens of interviews plus countless phone screens. I've been invited for interviews where I suspect I've just been brought in to make up the numbers. I've actually started pushing recruiters now and asking why they think I'd be a good candidate and asking what the competition for the role is like and I'm finding that they quickly fold and admit the competition is fierce, other candidates are far more qualified and there's nothing that they can articulate about my application that makes me stand out. I've then withdrawn my application. I've given up and crawled back to healthcare with the feeling that all the interviews I've attended have been a waste of time. All the hope I had was foolishness, I was just a part of a quota...on multiple occasions. Now I'm getting contacted on LinkedIn by Sales reps in pharmaceutical companies asking to refer me to their hiring manager. There must be a fee in it for them right? Why else would they ask? Tldr: Sick of bullshit interviews for jobs I don't have chance to get [link] [comments]  |
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