Sales is life, and life is sales. Almost everything we do is an aspect of selling. Sometimes we are the salesperson, other times we are the prospect. Sometimes we are a little bit of both!
Knowing how to sell will make life better, no question. It will help a person communicate more effectively, knowing how to ask great questions and then shut up and listen. It will help them size up a room and situation. It will help them deal with conflict, too, and be better at diffusing it instead of fanning the flames.
Sales and selling is invaluable in finding a partner, and even more so in maintaining a relationship. I don’t mean sleazy selling. I mean knowing how to communicate genuinely and figure out how to deal with conflicts that arise in a relationship. Even how to ask for that first date. All of these things will be helped by a knowledge in selling.
Selling will also help a potential employee be a better interviewee, getting him or her a better shot at being hired by the company that they are applying to.
More and more, sales is becoming an essential part of almost any profession. Knowing how to sell is invaluable in the workplace setting. Whether you are a store clerk or a college professor, sales has been intertwined into almost every profession in modern America.
If you know how to sell, you are also a more informed buyer. This is essential. Being an informed buyer means you’re less likely to buy a lemon, and also know when to walk away from a sale that just doesn’t feel right. With selling experience, you can decipher how you are being sold to, and negotiate far better if you know the strategies that the seller is employing.
Those are all reasons why I would recommend sales to anybody – whether they want to be a mechanical engineer or a heart surgeon. Sales is an essential thing to know in modern America without a doubt!
Couldnt agree more! I am not even an entre major but i can say that this is one of my favorite classes ive ever had.
Facts, this class is not just helpful in actual sales positions/experiences but in our day-to-day lives