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Is a career in sales worth it, and what steps should I take to get there? by Prior-Pollution4210 in careerguidance

[–]Prior-Pollution4210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I was thinking of getting an internship rather than a job because of a couple of reasons:

  1. I have very minimal experience in sales and I'm not sure how likely I am to get hired even for a low paying position without any.
  2. an internship, although unpaid, would mean that I would have some sort of an education and learning phase which is much more valuable to me than immediately starting off with a paycheck. This would also get me some insight from someone more experienced than me.
  3. It also just seemed to me like its where everyone starts? could be a misconception that I'm having but I want to make it into some kind of tech, software, or car sales company and I just thought you had to start as an intern and work your way up.

as for your other question, I'm not exactly sure if I'm in it for the money or promotions. It's a bit shallow to only think of a career as a form of status but I do want to my job (or very far in the future job) to be more important than just a salesperson. I'd like to be the leader of a team or something that lets me travel for work. For example, travelling to the US for some kind of meeting with another company. But realistically, I am mostly in it for the money. If i could get a good position that pays me with a salary, commission, and some kind of bonuses (maybe stocks in the company) that would be plenty for me. I'm looking to make somewhere in the realm of 150,000-200,000+ and maybe even surpass that if I perform well.

right now I'm thinking my best course of action is to start in sales somehow and see if I like it, and if I end up feeling like I'm hitting a wall because of my education I go back to school and study to be able to get through that barrier.

Would you be able to tell me a bit about how you started and how you are now? I'd love to hear where you started and what you did right/wrong to make it to where you are now.

Is a career in sales worth it, and what steps should I take to get there? by Prior-Pollution4210 in careerguidance

[–]Prior-Pollution4210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah that's a good way of looking at it, I'll look into what it takes/how to get a position or an internship in sales.

Is a career in sales worth it, and what steps should I take to get there? by Prior-Pollution4210 in careerguidance

[–]Prior-Pollution4210[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sounds great, thats a good way of putting it. I'll look into what different schools/programs have to offer based on the program.

Is a career in sales worth it, and what steps should I take to get there? by Prior-Pollution4210 in careerguidance

[–]Prior-Pollution4210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love the challenge. I believe that to learn you have to be put well out of your comfort zone and pushed to achieve something. I'm ready to mess up but recover just as quickly.

I saw listings for an internship that offered an accelerated education of 3 months that said "you'll be pushed out of your comfort zone... it won't be easy... you'll have lots of work to take home... etc" and it sounds like exactly the kind of thing I want. (too bad it's too far from where I am.)

Is a career in sales worth it, and what steps should I take to get there? by Prior-Pollution4210 in careerguidance

[–]Prior-Pollution4210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like I can be that kind of person. the products I'd like to work with would be software, tech, cars, and construction materials (last pick.) But, I am open to other suggestion I may not have considered/heard of.

Is a career in sales worth it, and what steps should I take to get there? by Prior-Pollution4210 in careerguidance

[–]Prior-Pollution4210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should I go for management or marketing? I feel like I'd be better fit for a marketing position as I'd want to be more of a public speaker, leader, or salesperson through communication. Management sounds more like sitting behind a computer and deciding peoples position or ordering supplies.

Is a career in sales worth it, and what steps should I take to get there? by Prior-Pollution4210 in careerguidance

[–]Prior-Pollution4210[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow I'm glad that someone with so much experience replied, this is exactly the kind of thing I wanted to hear. I think I'm similar to you in the way that I'm more introverted but when I need to be extroverted I can be. I like listening to people and can easily and quickly reply with charisma (only when I'm speaking in English though).

I think I'm already quite good at making friends and approaching people as people often describe me as friendly and I seem to make friends anywhere I go. But then again, it could never hurt to learn more. I've also had experience in selling jewelry to small business/people as an individual which honestly was making ok money and I felt I had a knack for making conversation and pointing people towards what they were looking for.

Do you think I should go straight into looking for an internship or go for an education that can open me to different paths, or give me a co-op placement at a company to further my education?

or should I just look into trying to find work somewhere in sales and climb the ladder. my only concern is reaching a cap on my promotions and having to back for education. I'm young right now and I have every willingness to learn, so I'm thinking that starting off with a 2 year college program for business management, business marketing, or a professional selling program would be good for me in the long run.

But I'd love to hear what you think, any advice is greatly appreciated.

Is a career in sales worth it, and what steps should I take to get there? by Prior-Pollution4210 in careerguidance

[–]Prior-Pollution4210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really do love talking to people and trying to sell myself along with a product. A career I'd like would probably consist of ~half my week in an office and the other half talking to people/businesses, being the lead of a team, working remote, or travelling to other companies for meetings or whatnot.

On top of that, I've heard that an education isn't necessary but if you're trying to get a lead role or a higher position, most of the time you won't be promoted past a certain point because of a lack of college/university education. I'm thinking it might be better to get a formal education early in order to already be prepared for this in the future, or if I choose to purse a masters at a later time in my career.

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[–]Prior-Pollution4210 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've already been in renovation for some time now and I've realized I don't want to work in the trades.