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Job Focus: Field Sales

Job Focus: Field Sales

Field sales is a challenging but ultimately rewarding career for salespeople with a proven track record of commission-based sales experience. Whether you're working on a tough commission-only contract as a self-employed sales professional or are being...

The world’s toughest sales jobs

The world’s toughest sales jobs

Think your January targets are hardcore? Try taking on some of the world's hardest sales jobs...Survey upon survey has found that sales jobs are among the hardest to recruit for among generic recruitment companies. The truth is that sales comes with a...

Turning The Gatekeeper From Foe To Friend

Turning The Gatekeeper From Foe To Friend

How often does your enthusiasm for a call slip away once you reach the dreaded "gatekeeper"? MD of MTD Sales Training Sean McPheat explains how you can turn that guardian into one of your best contacts. Many salespeople see the gatekeeper as someone who...

Job Focus: Sales Representative

Job Focus: Sales Representative

Been referred for sales representative jobs? Here's everything you needed to know about sales reps but were too afraid to ask... Sales representatives jobs are probably the most well-known in the industry. The public face of any company, each...

10 reasons you’re the perfect salesperson

10 reasons you’re the perfect salesperson

Struggling to add the right salesperson skills to your sales CV? Here are 10 of the best for you to choose from.   Top 10 sales skills   1. Your confidence Overlooked by the most confident salespeople because hey, it's just the way you are. Let's...

Job Profile: Area Sales Manager

Job Profile: Area Sales Manager

An area sales manager is responsible for managing the overall success and responsibility of a number of stores, or companies for example within a specified area or territory. This role does have a slight difference to a sales manager job, as an area sales...

Sell yourself on LinkedIn…and reel in those sales jobs

Sell yourself on LinkedIn…and reel in those sales jobs

If you're looking for sales jobs, you've got a LinkedIn account. But is it working hard enough for you? Aside from being the perfect online place to network with industry professionals and influencers, LinkedIn offers unique ways to make you...

How to handle a panel interview for sales jobs

How to handle a panel interview for sales jobs

Panel interviews can feel like an aggressive military interrogation. But of course the intention of the assembled inquisitors is not to intimidate, but to get to know you. And just as in any job interview situation, this is your chance to show...

Job prospects in UK at six-year high

Job prospects in UK at six-year high

Here’s some good news for jobseekers in the UK, including those working in sales and marketing. Job prospects for the final quarter of this year look their brightest for six years, a study has found. Jobs are being created in business services, engineering, finance, and green energy. In fact every sector apart from construction is hiring more people than they’re firing.

How to write a standout sales CV

Find out what recruiters are secretly looking for and how you should present your CV.