Step 1: Find your perfect partner
Get up close and personal now with s1jobs where you can discover the kind of companies you’d really love to work with.
There are certainly plenty to choose from but you’re after workplaces where you can be truly happy and really go places in your career – like all the way from Sales Adviser to Sales Director.
Do you have specialist skills that would make you a fit for a particular organisation? Match these to a perfect partner, just like you would on a dating site, and true love awaits. But next you must move to . . .
Step 2: Study what you will be selling
If you want to enjoy a rewarding future with a company, you’re first going to have do your homework to impress them.
Start by studying the job description on s1jobs then finding out everything you can about the company’s range of services or product lines.
Which ones really speak to you? Which ones would you most easily sell to others? This personal connection will lead you to . . .
Step 3: Find out who you will be selling to
You won’t land that top sales job with catch-all ideas. This is a time for precision.
Not many vegetarian clothing stores are going to be buying a new range of snakeskin cowboy boots. So find out who will.
Knowing what your target market is – and gaining brownie points by pinpointing a range of potential new clients – is the biggest step in jumping to . . .
Step 4: Create your personalised pitch
Yes, it’s time to get your groove on, even using a presentation tool such as PowerPoint. Think carefully about illustrating why your buyer really needs to have your product. Show all the ways it will benefit their bottom line.
This will help you shine when you use its content at your interview, before you finally hop to . . .
Step 5: Never forget the follow-up
Not only should you invite questions at the end of your interview, always email as soon as is polite (leave it about three days) for feedback on how you performed.
This will help underline your enthusiasm for the role, as well as provide great advice for improving your techniques.
Now let’s get started with Step One . . . and that close look at the best Sales roles right here on s1jobs.