Before selling a product or business idea,\u00a0first you have to sell yourself to your potential employer. Here are a few keys.<\/p>\n
1.Find a sales job that you believe in.<\/p>\n
Not all sales jobs are alike and not all people are made for every sales job. Passion is something that is hard to fake. Authenticity is hard to fake and usually goes hand in hand with being interested with the product and being comfortable with the market.<\/p>\n
2. \u00a0Do your homework.<\/p>\n
Talking to people who work in a similar field will not only teach you how to sell but common problems that you will probably face. It will also allow you to see a missing role\u00a0in the sales department that you can fill.<\/p>\n
3. Ask Questions.<\/p>\n
A common ratio is 80\/20. As in you should listen 80% of the time and talk 20% of the time. Walking into an interview eager\u00a0to learn more about the company shows an genuine interest.<\/p>\n
4. Follow up.<\/p>\n
Forbes suggests ‘sending handwritten notes to every person you have met with. Send them as soon as possible, he advises. \u201cFour business days later, if you have not heard from the senior-most person who interviewed you, call him or her,\u201d he adds.\u00a0In the interim, consider putting together \u00a030-, 60-, and 90-day plans showing what you would do if you got the job, and send them to the vice president of sales. Continue researching the industry while you wait to hear back. \u201cSend the vice president of sales a note telling him what you\u2019ve done or learned since the interview,\u201d she adds.\u00a0 \u201cOr if you find an interesting article or white paper, you could send him a note mentioning that you thought he might find it valuable and why.\u201d Act as though you have just finished a sales call and you were waiting to hear back from the client.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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