Now
in graduate season, Newcastle-based outsourced sales and marketing experts Complete
One are advocating for graduates to begin their career with a job in sales,
highlighting three main skills that it can bring.
Since
they launched in 2012, Complete One have acquired vast experience working with
graduates, and they have successfully coached and mentored many of those
graduates, assisting them to become successful businessmen and women.
The
sales and marketing specialists argue that besides the ability to sell being
the most sought after skill in the world, working in sales can teach many
critical skills:
1. The art of selling
Complete
One argue that no matter the industry, there is always an element of sales
involved. “Whether you are selling a product or selling yourself, sales is
everywhere,” commented Glen Lowes, Managing Director at Complete One. A survey
of business leaders conducted by Hult International Business School revealed
that strong sales skills was a top 10 critical skill of today’s workplace.
2. Communication skills
Gaining
the confidence and ability to be able to communicate ideas and speak eloquently
is important in any career. As with any skill, practice makes perfect, and a
sales job is the perfect profession to master that skill. Complete One believes
that sales also helps individuals learn how to speak to, and connect with
different types of people – something that is borderline essential in business.
“Great leaders have the ability to inspire through speech, and this is one of
the best things that sales teaches you,” commented Mr Lowes.
3. Confidence
“Sales
will force people out of their comfort zone and build their confidence,” claims
Mr Lowes. The entrepreneur and business owner argues that closing deals and
getting better at sales will help instil confidence. "Being able to speak
to strangers and turn them into customers is a huge confidence booster and in
both personal and professional ventures, confidence is a highly valuable tool,”
commented Mr Lowes.
Complete
One is one of the leading direct marketing and sales companies in the North
East. The ambitious and dynamic firm specialise in customer acquisition through
in-person promotions. Their expertise
lies in increasing market share and raising brand awareness, for their client
portfolio, through face-to-face promotional marketing and sales campaigns. As
graduates begin to make the transition from education into business, Complete
One is encouraging them to make sales their first job.
SOURCE:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141202174057-1606914-why-sales-is-the-best-first-job
