Are You a Good Fit for a Sales Position?
Guest Post by Andrew Lisa
A career in sales can be a lucrative, fast paced, rewarding and fun. It can lead to other jobs and ownership opportunities, and can help build an impressive array of contacts and job skills over the course of a career. The sales business, however, is not for everyone, and the same may be said for entrepreneurship. Consider the benefits and drawbacks before you decide pursuing sales and marketing training for a new career.
Sales does not come with the stability of a regular paycheck, but for ambitions go-getters, it can be a lucrative, exciting career.
Stability
As discussed in “High-Paying Jobs for Ambitious People“, working on commission comes with a level of uncertainty that not everyone is willing or able to tolerate. Good salespeople make good money, but one thing a sales job does not offer is the consistency of a regular paycheck.
Ambition, Skill and Income Level
One of the biggest benefits of working in sales is that the income of a good salesperson is limited only by their ambition and skill. If you’re a go-getter, a self-starter, you are naturally suited for success once your perfect your sales techniques. If you’re better at taking direction, a more stable job may be for you.
Accountability and Responsibility
With a career in sales comes a the necessity to perform. Sales jobs are high-pressure jobs. They come with the expectation of performance and an environment of competition. This competition is often public and designed to advertise who is doing well and who is not to the entire team.
The income of a good salesperson is limited only by their ambition and talent.
Sales can be lucrative, rewarding and exciting. If you’re not naturally inclined for the the work – or if your sales technique is not what it should be – it can also be stressful, difficult and all consuming. The business requires some sales and marketing training, but those with drive, ambition and smarts quickly make their name in the business.
Andrew Lisa is a freelance business writer. He covers business employment and the job market.
Choosing the better job or brushing up on your sales skills for entrepreneurship will lead you to the Smooth Sale!
Read Addtional Strategies and Techniques:
Nice Girls DO Get the Sale: Relationship Building That Gets Results, Sourcebooks
HIRED! How to Use Sales Techniques to Sell Yourself On Interviews, Career Press
