Sales Consultant
Sales consultants are responsible for finding customers who would purchase their company 's products (in the sport industry, the product is often tickets). Sales consultants often engage in personal meetings with potential clients, both in and out office, and usually have a designated territory or list of potential clients.
Sales consultants are generally responsible for the sale of the company’s, or organization’s, products, keep track of potential prospects, make a designated number of phone calls per day to potential customers, and provide excellent customer service.
Individuals working as sales consultants are usually based in an office, and spend a good amount of their time on the phone or by the computer. They are also …show more content…
Furthermore, strong computer skills and excellent customer service skills will serve a potential sales consultant well.
The national average salary for a sales consultant is $48,439.
The number of sales consultant jobs is growing, but the current state of the economy usually plays a big role in job availability so any economic distress might change that. Given that sales consultant is a position with low barriers of entry, individuals applying for such a job can expect a lot of competition.
Sales consultants can move forward to a position as a senior sales consultant, before becoming a sales manager. From sales manager an individual can continue to move up (to such things as regional managers), and can eventually reach senior executive positions.
Some form of sales exist in almost every industry, so the exciting thing for anyone with sales experience is that they have the opportunity to explore different employers, different products, different markets, and different …show more content…
Overall, I do think my personality is a decent fit for the position. As mentioned, I tend to present myself as positive, and I am very passionate about sports, which seems to be what recruiters and managers tend to look for. Additionally, I have a passion for learning and knowledge, which surely could prove beneficial as a sales consultant. However, ultimately I think that my lack of passion for sales should perhaps be taken as a sign that even if I might be a decent fit for the position, the position is not a decent fit for me. Several job descriptions hinted that their organizations were looking for people who know what he or she want, and how he or she can get there, and the deeper I go into the profession of sales consultant, the more I feel like my path to where I want to be does not go through sales. Therefore, my interest in the position has obviously diminished severely, and I think a better plan for me would be to return to my original plan of trying to become a financial advisor, even if it requires me to pursue positions outside of sport – at banks or other financial institutions – before hopefully transitioning into the sporting industry at a later stage in my
Sales consultants are responsible for finding customers who would purchase their company 's products (in the sport industry, the product is often tickets). Sales consultants often engage in personal meetings with potential clients, both in and out office, and usually have a designated territory or list of potential clients.
Sales consultants are generally responsible for the sale of the company’s, or organization’s, products, keep track of potential prospects, make a designated number of phone calls per day to potential customers, and provide excellent customer service.
Individuals working as sales consultants are usually based in an office, and spend a good amount of their time on the phone or by the computer. They are also …show more content…
Furthermore, strong computer skills and excellent customer service skills will serve a potential sales consultant well.
The national average salary for a sales consultant is $48,439.
The number of sales consultant jobs is growing, but the current state of the economy usually plays a big role in job availability so any economic distress might change that. Given that sales consultant is a position with low barriers of entry, individuals applying for such a job can expect a lot of competition.
Sales consultants can move forward to a position as a senior sales consultant, before becoming a sales manager. From sales manager an individual can continue to move up (to such things as regional managers), and can eventually reach senior executive positions.
Some form of sales exist in almost every industry, so the exciting thing for anyone with sales experience is that they have the opportunity to explore different employers, different products, different markets, and different …show more content…
Overall, I do think my personality is a decent fit for the position. As mentioned, I tend to present myself as positive, and I am very passionate about sports, which seems to be what recruiters and managers tend to look for. Additionally, I have a passion for learning and knowledge, which surely could prove beneficial as a sales consultant. However, ultimately I think that my lack of passion for sales should perhaps be taken as a sign that even if I might be a decent fit for the position, the position is not a decent fit for me. Several job descriptions hinted that their organizations were looking for people who know what he or she want, and how he or she can get there, and the deeper I go into the profession of sales consultant, the more I feel like my path to where I want to be does not go through sales. Therefore, my interest in the position has obviously diminished severely, and I think a better plan for me would be to return to my original plan of trying to become a financial advisor, even if it requires me to pursue positions outside of sport – at banks or other financial institutions – before hopefully transitioning into the sporting industry at a later stage in my