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- A former salesman nabbed 30,000 contacts before he left and is selling for his own business now
- Resume for Tech Evangelist/Tech Sales: Best online examples?
- Career options from copier/paperless solution software sales
- Creative interview tips?
- Top 3 SaaS companies you'd want to work for in 2019?
- Is this a good career choice in sales?
- Tech sales vs financial sales
- 47 Yr Old seeks career transition. Which sales industry is best?
- What level of degree should I get if I am interested in a career in sales?
- What are some good entry level, part-time sales jobs?
- How to order pitch options: bad, good, best?
- Looking for advice as a first year salesman
- Full time student interested in sales
- Good questions to ask during an interview?
- Career path other than sales?
- In the process of getting my Real Estate License
- What are some other job search methods you use besides looking on Indeed?
- Best way to find early career inside sales reps?
- Powersports sales in the slow season
- Does Sales bring an unhealthy lifestyle? Is Sales even the right career path for me?
| A former salesman nabbed 30,000 contacts before he left and is selling for his own business now Posted: 31 Dec 2018 05:27 PM PST A former employee of ours is reaching out to his former region & others offering a similar service like ours. We found this out by them reaching out to us because they're getting calls from him and thought he was their account manager here. We're a recruiting firm, they made a job board for paid listings. After digging around, looking at his activity in our CRM before he left, it looks like he downloaded our database of contacts to just start his own firm. We pay around a $1 per contact information or gather them organically and it looks like he took with him around 30,000 contacts. Around 90% of them are current clients. I'm curious what our options are moving forward? [link] [comments]  |
| Resume for Tech Evangelist/Tech Sales: Best online examples? Posted: 01 Jan 2019 08:28 AM PST Can anyone here recommend an affordable resume writing service for Tech Evangelist/Tech Sales positions? Or recommend a web site that provides good examples? Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Career options from copier/paperless solution software sales Posted: 01 Jan 2019 12:01 PM PST So I have been in the copier industry for 3 years now and have made a good living from it so far. It is much more of a technology driven marketplace as we are always selling connectors to tie into the cloud, back end doc management systems and some other things. The copier is an after thought or a vehicle to do some of these other things. We also provide a software to manage documents (paper, digital files) electronically as well as automate and streamline business processes. What I am curious about is how long people have stayed in a job like I am in and what made you change? How long till you peaked in earnings? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Jan 2019 11:55 AM PST What are some really thought provoking things you guys have said in interviews? This could be questions for the interviewer or interesting ways to answer common questions. I want to really work on doing things to stand out and not just say the same googled stuff as everyone else does. [link] [comments]  |
| Top 3 SaaS companies you'd want to work for in 2019? Posted: 01 Jan 2019 11:24 AM PST |
| Is this a good career choice in sales? Posted: 01 Jan 2019 10:54 AM PST I know somebody who has 5 years mid market sales experience in a service industry but then moved in to an SDR role in a mid size SaaS company, selling enterprise software. Their role was to book appointments for a sales manager. They have exceeded targets consistently and now after about 10 months are being offered a promotion. The promotion would be essentially a senior SDR but would be targeted on taking prospects further along the process. So the appointments they were booking they will now conduct and then assist in conducting demos. Then the sales manager will take over from there again. The role pays more base salary and has a better bonus structure. However, there is still no 'closing' and it isn't a true inside sales role. Is this role worth taking and doing for another year or so and hoping to then get a sales role there, or should they look at moving to a different company to take an inside sales role? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Dec 2018 10:41 PM PST I am currently working in financial sales (mutual funds, smas, etfs) and am curious to hear about tech sales from someone who's done both. What are the pros and cons of each? Which do you enjoy more? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| 47 Yr Old seeks career transition. Which sales industry is best? Posted: 31 Dec 2018 01:26 PM PST Hey guys! Where do you recommend I begin a career transition? Live in US east coast major metropolitan city. My backstory:
What is the most lucrative sales field I can transition to at my age? Tech evangelism maybe? (I'm proficient in bitcoin economics/trading). Willing to start low. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| What level of degree should I get if I am interested in a career in sales? Posted: 31 Dec 2018 11:09 PM PST |
| What are some good entry level, part-time sales jobs? Posted: 31 Dec 2018 10:59 PM PST
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| How to order pitch options: bad, good, best? Posted: 31 Dec 2018 01:47 PM PST Question about persuasion. Say customer has three options. Here's the order I do it in now:
Then the presumptive "which do you want to do?" Should I go from worst to best like this? I've also seen the "best" option put in the middle, often with a special deal, so it seems like an obvious moderate choice. Thanks for any tips here. [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for advice as a first year salesman Posted: 31 Dec 2018 05:07 PM PST Hi everyone. I'm new to this sub, I actually subbed while looking for some solutions to this issue. I'm in my first sales role, and I've been learning a lot, but I lack the experience needed to decide what my next step should be. I'm currently working in software sales. Our company is small, but it's just leaving the startup stage and the owner is looking for large growth this year, which is putting a lot of pressure on me as the only sales rep. Our current setup is this- marketing software company that is sold on a subscription basis with initial setup costs. Each contract is 1500 up front, roughly 260 a month. We sell exclusively to retailers using a supported pos. My bosses expectations are to schedule 3-4 demos a week and close 3-4 accounts a month. My issue is this- I'm having a hard time engaging new leads. I spend about 3 hours a day cold calling my contact list. Currently, I have about 300 qualified leads, with about 25 solid prospects qualified for sale. To me, if feels like my contact list has gone stale. I've been sitting at 1200 contacts and 300 leads for about two months. I've tried pushing for more investment in contact/lead discovery, because from I have read here I should be discovering about 500 new leads a month. But I've been working the same list of 1200 contacts for 6 months. My boss has told me I should be squeezing more out of that list and I've been working my tail off trying, but Im wondering what you guys think my next step should be. Should I keep hammering away at this list or should I push for more contact discovery? We can only sell to company's running this specific POS system, so It shouldn't been too difficult to qualify new contacts, but I feel kind of disabled. Like I am being pushed to hit numbers while simultaneously being blocked when asking for new lead acquisition. [link] [comments]  |
| Full time student interested in sales Posted: 31 Dec 2018 08:29 PM PST Title pretty much says it all. While I'm in my second year of undergrad for computer science, I realized I don't want to program for a living though I will probably finish the major since I'm a little over halfway through and would like to graduate on time. From all I've heard about sales, it sounds very hands on and cut throat which intrigues me, and of course, the potential earnings is enticing as well. I'm applying to apprenticeships to companies like ADP and Cintas. The websites never say anything about whether the apprenticeships are part time or full time or long the apprenticeships last for, and I'm also curious as to how they are with school schedules. As an example, sometimes my classes will have exams (usually finals) scheduled on evenings or even a weekend (rarely). Are there any other companies I should apply to to get my feet wet? I saw on this sub that companies like IBM and Oracle are good to work for, but there doesn't seem to be any apprenticeships/internships for these companies, at least in my area. I don't know anyone in this industry and would like to come in prepared with at least an idea of what to expect. I know reddit isn't the best reflection of all experiences, I figure asking here is better than not knowing anything. Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Good questions to ask during an interview? Posted: 31 Dec 2018 08:05 PM PST And just general interview tips. I'm looking for things to really stand out and I know that's where this sub can really shine. I'm looking for advice to be memorable, not the generic stuff you find on google. I have an interview with a large financial services firm on Wednesday. The position is to begin training to become a financial advisor. My friend who is majoring in finance and has a very successful financial advisor as a father was offered a position by them after 3 interviews but declined their offer after talking with his dad and deciding to work with him when he graduates. I applied to these people as a joke when we were hanging out a few days ago. I have been door knocking almost 3 years and just got my GED about a month ago to make my family happy(resigned in the 11th grade so I could get a job and move from meh home conditions). I used my Indeed resume and just finished making a real one about 20 minutes ago. What made these people decide to contact me for an interview is beyond me but I don't want to miss whatever chance I might have. I know it will probably be a paycut at first but it sounds well worth it long term. Worst case scenario this is BY FAR the most serious interview I've ever had, even if it doesn't work out I want to learn as much from this interview process as I can. My only job interviews were Verizon and my current job. I have never done an interview of this caliber before. What questions are good for me to ask them? From my understanding this interview is just feeling me out and getting to know me which as an uneducated creaton with some pretty decent performance history is a big deal to me. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Dec 2018 05:58 PM PST I've been an SDR for a tech company for about 2 years now. I don't hate it, I'm just not sure sales is for me. Any recommendations of other career paths? [link] [comments]  |
| In the process of getting my Real Estate License Posted: 31 Dec 2018 01:46 PM PST The only sales experience I have is telemarketing for a credit counseling company and I was good at that. Since then I've mostly worked Oil and Gas title work and have been at FedEx for awhile now. I just had a new baby boy and would like to build something for his future. Any tricks, tips, or just advice about being a good salesman would be appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| What are some other job search methods you use besides looking on Indeed? Posted: 31 Dec 2018 04:50 PM PST Indeed is ok but it seems like, for an entry level candidate like me, it is not a good way to look for jobs because every job wants like five years experience and you're competing with thousands of job seekers. I'm looking for a BDR job at a tech company or tv station. Just wondering where all of you on this forum go to search for jobs. [link] [comments]  |
| Best way to find early career inside sales reps? Posted: 31 Dec 2018 04:20 PM PST My company sells software and hardware to restaurants nationwide and we're growing pretty fast. We're hiring inside reps that are very strong on the phone and computer and the Denver market is providing difficult to find real hustlers. Any suggestions on where we should be looking? We've used LinkedIn to post jobs. [link] [comments]  |
| Powersports sales in the slow season Posted: 31 Dec 2018 02:57 PM PST I've been a salesman for a powersports dealership for about a year and a half now. There have definitely been some ups and downs, but this is my first job in sales and I'm on an upward swing selling more than anyone else in December. The worst down I had was January last year. It seems like everyone in my field has just accepted that they're not going to make any money next month. I would love to keep my momentum going though so I thought I'd ask for some advice. What are your slow seasons and what are some things you've done to make a normally terrible month decent? The only thing I've done so far in anticipation is done facebook marketplace posts on some of our used inventory. Along with of course following up with old customers. [link] [comments]  |
| Does Sales bring an unhealthy lifestyle? Is Sales even the right career path for me? Posted: 31 Dec 2018 02:12 PM PST As a bit of a preface, I graduated High School in the spring and I recently got into sales and seem to have a natural knack for it just because of my personality type. With that being said, car sales can be very hit or miss and my boss is training me up to be some master conman or something. Pretty much just to be the salesmen he used to be when he was on the floor, I have no problem with it as I do enjoy making money but even more so I enjoy drugs and women... and with that comes my actual worry about sales. After absorbing tons of knowledge from previous salesman at different dealerships and at my own, they all tell me that drugs surrounded much of their lifestyle along with drinking and the women. I figured I had to ask for advice from the professionals of Reddit after I told my friend without thinking, "I want to make 'Fuck You' money. I want to be able to have any kind of drug at my disposal in the vicinity of my room. I want to have a different woman in my bed every night and I want to be living the 'bachelor' lifestyle." The following couple of days I met a retired salesman who warned me of the drugs and women that plague the car salesman lifestyle. I come from a poor background and to have this kind of money is new to me, I still manage my finances well but I feel like I will end up losing sight of any goal that I set for myself (The fact in itself that I don't even have any goals yet should be a red flag) if I do end up spending my money on drugs, women, and vain causes. Would you all agree that I should be wary of my mentality and how I approach my finances as the busiest season is around the corner for me, or should I just enjoy life? In other news, I struggle with making a career out of sales just because I had hopes and aspirations of becoming a successful politician. I know that I will move on from Car Sales just because it's a dying market, but the complete process of selling a product is something I find to be very intriguing. I enjoy manipulating my customer, cornering them, and forcing them onto my product using different tactics that I read up here or elsewhere. The power that I feel over my customer when they're giving me their hard earned money knowing good and well I was able to single-handedly change their mentality is a sense of rush I struggle to find in other places aside from debates that make me no money. I'm young, constantly told I have a future in whatever it is that I may pursue, and gifted--but what good are these compliments/traits if I don't utilize them to the best of my capabilities? I only have one life, to the best of my knowledge, and I really don't want to end up on my death bed regretting taking any career path that wasn't meant for me. I want to bring change to this world, but what's the point if I won't have any money to back myself and in return will end up working on someone else's agenda? I struggle with the purpose behind my life greatly and whenever I consult with friends they tell me to do what my heart says, but at the moment my heart's telling me to do massive amounts of coke and psychedelics and that won't really benefit me in the long run. What do the salespeople of Reddit have to say? Sometimes I feel like just hitting up a psychologist would do me best lol [link] [comments]  |
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